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com·mu·ta·tive / ˈkämyəˌtātiv; kəˈmyoōtətiv/ • adj. Math. involving the condition that a group of quantities connected by operators gives the same result whatever the order of the quantities involved, e.g., a × b = b × a. ∎ rare relating to or involving substitution or exchange.

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