For those of us mere mortals.
- Given a set A with members a, b, c, and an operator *, * is said to be an associative operation iff (a * b) * c = a * (b * c) for arbitrary a, b, c within A. Even plainer: the order in which you take operations doesn't matter.
- Given a set A with members, a, b, and an operator *, * is said to be a commutative operation iff a * b = b * a for arbitrary a, b within A. Even plainer: operand order doesn't matter.
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Feel the white light, the light within
Be your own disciple, fan the sparks of will
For all of us waiting, your kingdom will come
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