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commutative

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for commutative.

Editorial note

You are only allowing for confusion about the commutative nature of the conditional in (2); it is not commutative, but a common false assumption is that it is.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Relating to exchange; interchangeable.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of commutative gathered in one view.

adjective

Relating to exchange; interchangeable.

adjective

(mathematics, of a binary operation) Such that the order in which the operands are taken does not affect their image under the operation.

adjective

(algebra, of an algebraic structure) Having a commutative operation.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for commutative.

adjective

Relating to exchange; interchangeable.

adjective

(mathematics, of a binary operation) Such that the order in which the operands are taken does not affect their image under the operation.

adjective

(algebra, of an algebraic structure) Having a commutative operation.

adjective

(mathematics, of a diagram of morphisms) Such that any two sequences of morphisms with the same initial and final positions compose to the same morphism.

Example sentences

1

You are only allowing for confusion about the commutative nature of the conditional in (2); it is not commutative, but a common false assumption is that it is.

2

Here A+B = {a+b|a in A, b in B} + is associative and commutative.

3

It may surprise you that the order matters - in the hands of a potential attacker, combining random sources is not commutative!

4

It provides commutative capability set building semantics from the user's POV and then only asks the consumer to make final stack-ordering/effect specification decisions.

5

Even if you used method names to do this, you'd still have to deal with the fact that the operation being performed is non-commutative.

6

It's only unclear if you don't understand that if/then is not commutative.

7

It could be non-commutative, which is how the professor set it up.

8

The non-commutative interpretation requires that you also flip the green card.

9

Flip 8) It could be commutative (I have to prove above + blue = even.

10

(edited for formatting) Commutative (operation-based) and convergent (state-based) have been grouped under the more general term conflict-free.

11

It could be just me but I would expect something that looks like an addition to be commutative but not arbitrary function calls.

12

But adding quaternions is both associative and commutative.

Quote examples

1

I "get" MT stacks but I find them heavyweight when what is most often desired is commutative set building of capabilities rather than MT-style stacking.

2

If I said that x/y = z, it wouldn't be "unclear" whether that implies that y/x = z, because the division operator simply isn't commutative.

3

"P + Q = - R" is not necessary commutative, it is associative.

4

/* This works because "Hello"[5] == 5["Hello"].*/ At this point, you could really just say the following: /* This works because a[b] == *(a + b), and addition is commutative.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use commutative in a sentence?

You are only allowing for confusion about the commutative nature of the conditional in (2); it is not commutative, but a common false assumption is that it is.

What does commutative mean?

Relating to exchange; interchangeable.

What part of speech is commutative?

commutative is commonly used as adjective.