Meanings
adjectivenoncommutative (not comparable)
- not comparableNot having commutativity of all elements under its operation.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Germanic*ne
- Proto-Indo-European*ís?
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
- Proto-Germanic*ainaz
- Proto-Germanic*nainaz
- Proto-West Germanic*nain
- Old Englishnān
- Middle Englishnon
- Old Englishnān
- Old Englishnān-
- Middle Englishnon-
- Englishnon-
- Englishcommutative
- Englishnoncommutative
From non- + commutative.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch niet-commutatief, niet-abels
- niet-commutatiefnot commutative
- niet-abelsnot commutative
Icelandic óvíxlinn
- óvíxlinnnot commutative
Polish nieprzemienny
- nieprzemiennynot commutative
Russian некоммутативный
- некоммутативный (nekommutativnyj)not commutative
Ukrainian некомутативний
- некомутативний (nekomutatyvnyj)not commutative
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APA
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MLA
“noncommutative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noncommutative. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “noncommutative,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noncommutative.
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