commutative

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

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Questions about commutative

What does commutative mean?

commutative means "(of a binary operation) independent of order; as in e.g. "a x b = b x a"".

How many syllables are in commutative?

commutative has 4 syllables and divides as com-mu-ta-tive under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is commutative a common word?

commutative is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.