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commutant

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The subset of all elements of a semigroup that commute with the elements of a given subset

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: algebra, human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences

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Etymology

Etymology tree English commute Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English commutant From commute + -ant.