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   Commutative (?), a. [CF. F. commutatif.]
   1. Relative to exchange; interchangeable; reciprocal. -- Com*mut"a*tive"ly, adv.
   
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   Rich traders, from their success, are presumed . . . to have cultivated an habitual regard to commutative justice. Burke.
   
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   2. (Math.) having the property of commutativity.
   
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