commutative operation
In mathematics, an operation that is independent of the order of the numbers or symbols concerned. For example, addition is commutative: the result of adding 4 + 2 is the same as that of adding 2 + 4; subtraction is not as 4 − 2 = 2, but 2 − 4 = −2. Compare associative operation and distributive operation.
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