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Adjective: commutative  ku'myoo-tu-tiv
  1. (of a binary operation) independent of order; as in e.g. "a x b = b x a"
    "The commutative property for multiplication is a lot like addition"

See also: commutate, independent

Encyclopedia: Commutative