commutative
adjective/kəˈmjuːtətɪv/
Frequency rank: #19,217 most common English word
Meaning
Describing an operation where the order of the elements does not affect the outcome.
Example sentence
Addition is commutative because changing the order of the numbers does not change the result.
Synonyms & related words
- reversible
- interchangeable
- symmetric
- exchangeable
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