adjective
referring to a mathematical structure in which a certain operation is commutative
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The group is abelian if its group operation is commutative.
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An abelian group is one where the order of operations doesn't matter.
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Abelian groups are like the 'good boys' of group theory because they always follow the commutative rule.
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In a world of chaotic group operations, abelian groups stand out as the calm and orderly ones.