Commutativity

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  commutativity \com`mu*ta*tiv"i*ty\, n. (Math.)
     the property of a binary operation or operator such that the
     result of one term operating on a second is equal to the
     result of the second term operating on the first.
     [GG]
  


     Note: If the symbol "*" is taken to be a commutative binary
           operator, then the following equation holds: a*b = b*a
           A common example is the addition operator for real
           numbers, "+": a+b = b+a
           [GG]