commutative law

American  

noun

Logic.

1. a law asserting that the order in which certain logical operations are performed is indifferent.

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Etymology

Origin of commutative law

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

You should think of this as a generalization of the commutative law for addition of ordinary numbers, x and y, according to which x + y = y + x. 

From New York Times • May 3, 2010

“Simple” practice involves an application of the commutative law.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various

Often the meaning of a sentence tacitly implies that the commutative law does not hold.

From The philosophy of B*rtr*nd R*ss*ll by Various

Division.—From the commutative law for multiplication, which shows that 3 � 4d.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various

Negative Numbers may be regarded as resulting from the commutative law for addition and subtraction.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various