Commutative — Com*mut a*tive, a. [CF. F. commutatif.] 1. Relative to exchange; interchangeable; reciprocal. {Com*mut a*tive ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] Rich traders, from their success, are presumed . . . to have cultivated an habitual regard to commutative… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
commutative — Commutative. adj. f. v. Il n a d usage qu en cette phrase. Justice commutative, qui signifie La Justice qui regarde le commerce, & l eschange d une chose contre une autre, & qui fait qu on rend autant qu on reçoit … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
commutative — index convertible, mutual (reciprocal) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
commutative — 1530s, from M.L. commutativus, from L. commutat , pp. stem of commutare (see COMMUTE (Cf. commute)) … Etymology dictionary
commutative — ► ADJECTIVE Mathematics ▪ unchanged in result by interchanging the order of quantities, such that for example a x b = b x a … English terms dictionary
commutative — [kə myo͞ot′ə tiv, käm′yə tāt΄iv] adj. 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… … English World dictionary
Commutative — Loi commutative Exemple montrant la commutativité de l addition (3 + 2 = 2 + 3) En mathématiques, particulièrement en algèbre générale, une loi de composition interne sur un ensemble S est commutative si … Wikipédia en Français
commutative — adjective a) Such that the order in which the operands are taken does not affect their image under the operation. Addition on the real numbers is commutative because for any real numbers , . b) Having a commutative operation. Syn: abelian … Wiktionary
commutative — adjective Date: 1612 1. of, relating to, or showing commutation 2. of, relating to, having, or being the property that a given mathematical operation and set have when the result obtained using any two elements of the set with the operation does… … New Collegiate Dictionary
commutative — commutatively, adv. commutativity, n. /keuh myooh teuh tiv, kom yeuh tay tiv/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to commutation, exchange, substitution, or interchange. 2. Math. a. (of a binary operation) having the property that one term operating on a… … Universalium
