Thesaurus: commutative

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1. a. Relative to exchange; interchangeable; reciprocal.
2. adj. (of a binary operation) independent of order; as in e.g.: ‘a x b’ = ‘b x a’
3. Relative to exchange; interchangeable; reciprocal. -- Com*mut"a*tive"ly, adv. Rich traders, from their success, are presumed . . . to have cultivated an habitual regard to commutative justice. Burke.
4. Relative to exchange; interchangeable; reciprocal.-- Com*mut"a*tive"ly, adv.Rich traders, from their success, are presumed . . . to havecultivated an habitual regard to commutative justice. Burke.
5. s. (of a binary operation) independent of order; as in e.g. "a x b = b x a"