commutative C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /kəˈmjutətɪv/ UK /kəˈmjuːtətɪv/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj having the property that changing the order of operands does not change the result Addition is commutative because a plus b equals b plus a. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · having the property that... order-independent ↔ Opposites noncommutative Word family Related forms commuteoperationalgebra Appears in Phrases (1) See all commutative group a mathematical group whose operation gives the same result regardless of operand order Adjective + noun Etymology From commute + -ative, from Latin commutare ('to change, exchange'). Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # commutative **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /kəˈmjutətɪv/ **IPA (UK):** /kəˈmjuːtətɪv/ ## Meanings 1. having the property that changing the order of operands does not change the result ## Examples - Addition is commutative because a plus b equals b plus a. ## Synonyms - order-independent ## Antonyms - noncommutative ## Related Forms - commute - operation - algebra ## Etymology From commute + -ative, from Latin commutare ('to change, exchange'). ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown