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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 — ● commutatif, commutative adjectif Se dit d une opération mathématique portant sur deux ou plusieurs termes et dont le résultat ne change pas si l on change l ordre de ces termes. Relatif à une commutation d éléments linguistiques. ● commutatif,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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
