anticommutative

[ an-tee-kuh-myoo-tuh-tiv, -kom-yuh-tey-, an-tahy- ]

/ ˌæn ti kəˈmyu tə tɪv, -ˈkɒm yəˌteɪ-, ˌæn taɪ- /

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adjective Mathematics.

(of a binary operation) having the property that one term operating on a second is equal to the negative of the second operating on the first, asab = −ba.

(of two matrices) defined by an anticommutative operation.

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Origin of anticommutative

anti- + commutative

Words nearby anticommutative

anticoincidence, anticolonial, anticolonialism, Anti-Comintern Pact, anti-Communist, anticommutative, anticonvulsant, Anti-Corn Law League, anticorona, anticorrosive, Anticosti