'Commutative' definitions:
Definition of 'commutative'
(from WordNet)
adjective
(of a binary operation) independent of order; as in e.g. "a x b = b x a"
Definition of 'Commutative'
From: GCIDE
- 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 justice. --Burke. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Math.) having the property of commutativity. [PJC]