Anticommutative Anticommutative

Anticommutative - Definition and Overview

A mathematical operator (typically a binary operator, represented by *) is anticommutative iff it is true that "x * y = −(y * x)" for all x and y on the operator's valid domain (e.g. R for subtraction, and R3 vectors for cross products).

Examples:

See also Commutativity.

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