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Commutative vs Commutable - What's the difference?

commutative | commutable |

As adjectives the difference between commutative and commutable

is that commutative is such that the order in which the operands are taken does not affect their under the operation while commutable is capable of being commuted.

commutative

English

(commutative property)

Adjective

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  • (mathematics, of a binary operation) Such that the order in which the operands are taken does not affect their image under the operation.
    • ''Addition on the real numbers is commutative because for any real numbers s,t, it is true that s+t=t+s.
    Addition and multiplication are commutative operations but subtraction and division are not.
  • (algebra, of an algebraic structure) Having a commutative operation.
  • (mathematics, of a diagram of morphisms) Such that any two sequences of morphisms with the same initial and final positions compose to the same morphism.

    • Synonyms

    * (of an algebraic structure) abelian, Abelian

    Related terms

    * anticommutative * commutator * commute * commutative justice * commutative ring ----

    commutable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Capable of being commuted.