non-commutative
|non-com-mu-ta-tive|
C1
/ˌnɒn kəˈmjuːtətɪv/
order-sensitive
Etymology
Etymology Information
'non-commutative' originates from the prefix 'non-' meaning 'not' and 'commutative' from Latin 'commutare', meaning 'to change' or 'to exchange'.
Historical Evolution
'Commutare' transformed into the English word 'commute', and eventually became part of the term 'commutative' in mathematical contexts.
Meaning Changes
Initially, 'commutative' meant 'exchangeable', but in mathematics, it evolved to describe operations where the order of elements does not affect the result.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
not commutative; a property of an operation where changing the order of the operands affects the result.
Matrix multiplication is a non-commutative operation.
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