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What does commutation mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word commutation? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. (obsolete) A passing from one state to another; change; alteration; mutation.
  2. (obsolete) The act of giving one thing for another; barter; exchange.
  3. (formal or archaic) Substitution of one thing for another; interchange.
  4. Specifically, the substitution of one kind of payment for another, especially a switch to monetary payment from obligations of labour.
  5. (law) The change to a lesser penalty or punishment by the State
  6. (linguistics) Substitution, as a means of discriminating between phonemes.
  7. (electronics) The reversal of an electric current.
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