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Taxonomy vs Commutative - What's the difference?

taxonomy | commutative |

As a noun taxonomy

is the science or the technique used to make a classification.

As an adjective commutative is

(mathematics|of a binary operation) such that the order in which the operands are taken does not affect their image under the operation.

taxonomy

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.
  • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    commutative

    English

    (commutative property)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (mathematics, of a binary operation) Such that the order in which the operands are taken does not affect their image under the operation.
  • ''Addition on the real numbers is commutative because for any real numbers s,t, it is true that s+t=t+s.
    Addition and multiplication are commutative operations but subtraction and division are not.
  • (algebra, of an algebraic structure) Having a commutative operation.
  • (mathematics, of a diagram of morphisms) Such that any two sequences of morphisms with the same initial and final positions compose to the same morphism.
  • Synonyms

    * (of an algebraic structure) abelian, Abelian