Meaning The commutativity is a property of a binary operation. If the property holds, the change of the order of the operands does not change the result.
Example For addition: a + b = b + a For multiplication: ab = ba
Synonym Commutative property
Antonym Noncommutativity
Similar words To commute verb /kɒ'mjuːt/ listen Commutable adjective /kəˈmjuːtəb(ə)l/ listen Commutative adjective /kɒˈmjuːtətɪv/ listen Commuted adjective /kɒ'mjuːtɪd/ listen
Etymology From medieval Latin commūtātīvus (French (14th cent.) commutatif , -ive ), < Latin commūtāt- participial stem of commūtāre to