a. [ CF. F. commutatif. ] 1. Relative to exchange; interchangeable; reciprocal. -- Com*mut"a*tive"ly, adv. [ 1913 Webster ]
Rich traders, from their success, are presumed . . . to have cultivated an habitual regard to commutative justice. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Math.) having the property of commutativity. [ PJC ]