commutative law

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commutative law Rule of combination in mathematics; it requires that an operation on two terms is independent of the order of the terms. Addition and multiplication of numbers is commutative, since a + b = b + a and ab = ba. Vector cross-multiplication does not obey the commutative law.

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commutative law See commutative operation.

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