anticommutative
American
[an-tee-kuh-myoo-tuh-tiv, -kom-yuh-tey-, an-tahy-]
/ ˌæn ti kəˈmju tə tɪv, -ˈkɒm jəˌteɪ-, ˌæn taɪ- /
adjective
Mathematics.
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(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, as ab = −ba.
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(of two matrices) defined by an anticommutative operation.
Etymology
Origin of anticommutative
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