Associations to the word «Noncommutative»

Wiktionary

NONCOMMUTATIVE, adjective. (of an algebraic structure) Not having commutativity of all elements under its operation.
NONCOMMUTATIVE GEOMETRY, noun. (mathematics) (physics) A version of C*-algebra which does away with commutativity, and the geometry which would be generated by/associated with such a modified algebra.

Wise words

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