commutative Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite (of a binary operation) independent of order; as in e.g. "a x b = b x a"

WordNet

Com*mut"a*tive adjective
Etymology
CF. F. commutatif.
Definitions
  1. Relative to exchange; interchangeable; reciprocal. -- Com*mut"a*tive"ly, adv.
    Rich traders, from their success, are presumed . . . to have cultivated an habitual regard to commutative justice. Burke.

Webster 1913