commutative
pronunciation
How to pronounce commutative in British English:
UK [kəˈmju:tətɪv]
How to pronounce commutative in American English:
US [ˈkɑmjəˌtetɪv, kəˈmjutətɪv]
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- Adjective:
- of a binary operation; independent of order; as in e.g. "a x b = b x a"
Word Origin
- commutative (adj.)
- 1530s, from Medieval Latin commutativus, from Latin commutat-, past participle stem of commutare (see commute (v.)).
Example
- 1. Commutative law teaching designs addition significance and addition .
- 2. To satisfy or engage in a commutative operation .
- 3. Unlike classical groups , which act on commutative spaces , quantum groups act on nocommutative spaces ( e.g. where xy doesn 't equal yx ) , which emerges through their unique curvature and quantum uncertainty .
- 4. However , the essence of market economy is commutative economy , money economy , finance economy .
- 5. " Manufacturing price " the common phenomenon in deciding commutative value is merchandise trade .