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Definition of commutative adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

commutative

adjective

NAmE//ˈkɑmyəˌteɪt̮ɪv//

, NAmE//kəˈmyut̮ət̮ɪv//

(mathematics)

(of a calculation) giving the same result whatever the order in which the quantities are shown

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