Definition of COMMUTATIVE

commutative

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

  • (of a binary operation) independent of order; as in e.g.

Adj

  • Such that the order in which the operands are taken does not affect their image under the operation.
  • Having a commutative operation.
  • Such that any two sequences of morphisms with the same initial and final positions compose to the same morphism.
  • Relating to exchange; interchangeable.

Origin / Etymology

From French commuter (“to substitute or switch”) + -ative (“tending to”). See commute.

Synonyms

Abelian, abelian

Antonyms

anticommutative

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