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commutator

com·mu·ta·tor

uncommon

noun

1.

switch for reversing the direction of an electric current

Origin

Back-formation from commutation (in the late 19th century), as is commutate (verb) too.

Phrases

  • commutator length
  • commutator subgroup
  • nilpotent group
  • solvable group

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