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com·mu·ta·tive (kə myo̵̅o̅t′ə tiv, käm′yə tāt′iv)

adjective

  1. of commutation; involving exchange or replacement
  2. Math. of or pertaining to an operation in which the order of the elements does not affect the result, as, in addition, 3 + 2 = 2 + 3 and, in multiplication, 2 × 3 = 3 × 2

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