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What is the noun for commutation?

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commutation

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

Examples:

“It tells the worker to consider a commutation, effectively cashing in all future entitlements for a significantly smaller lump-sum payment.”

“It was here that we found the four petitions that sought pardon or commutation of his death penalty.”

“If he granted a blanket commutation, it would be just to make it life in prison without parole.”

commutator

An electrical switch, in a generator or motor, that periodically reverses the direction of an electric current.
(group theory) A binary map in a given group G, given by [g, h] = ghg−1h−1, where g and h are elements of G, which yields the group's identity if and only if the group operation commutes for g and h.
(ring theory) A binary map in a given ring R, given by [a, b] = ab − ba, where a and b are elements of R, which yields the ring's zero element if and only if the multiplication operation commutes for a and b.
Examples:

“Note how the commutator reverses the current each time the coil turns halfway.”

“He went on to build an electric motor in 1832 and invented the commutator, an integral part of most modern electric motors.”

“One of the places you need them is in modern small motors which don't have a commutator.”

commuter

A person who regularly travels from one place to another, typically to work.
(US, informal) A piece of transportation equipment used for the transportation of such persons.
Synonyms:

passenger, traveller, traveler, straphanger, suburbanite, daily traveller, city worker, rider, fare, hitchhiker, fare payer, customer, voyager, patron, deck passenger, client, payer, pick-up … more

Examples:

“One Marlborough women commuter who travels to London daily said she had used Swindon station instead.”

commute

A regular journey to or from a place of employment, such as work or school.
The route, time or distance of that journey.
Synonyms:

journey, adventure, campaign, expedition, trip, voyage, venture, pilgrimage, course, quest, crossing, journeying, odyssey, traveling, travelling, exodus, exploration, peregrination, progress, scramble, excursion, globetrotting, jaunt, roving, transfer, travel, travels, wayfaring, approach, commutation, departure, drive, emigration, errand, flight, migration, movement, outing, passage, procession, retreat, ride, route, shift, slog, sortie, spin, visit, walk, walkabout … more

commuting

travel between home and workplace
(Philippines) travel by public transportation such as by jeepney

commuterliner

A passenger-carrying aircraft used for commuter flights.
Synonyms:

air taxi

Examples:

“A Short 330 twin-turboprop commuterliner is another impressive exhibit which in due course will be opened to the public - including wheelchair access.”

commutant

(logic) The subset of all elements of a semigroup that commute with the elements of a given subset
Examples:

“Invariant subspaces, cyclic vectors, commutant and extended eigenvectors of some convolution operators.”

commutableness

The quality of being commutable or interchangeable.

commutability

The quality of being commutable.
Examples:

“It's revitalised the area, bringing commutability to these former fields on the very outskirts of London.”

“Located in an ideal position for commutability from all directions, the hotel can offer accommodation to guests on a short stop over visit.”

“Lack of commutability was attributed to the protein matrix and the presence of ditaurobilirubin in the survey specimens.”

commuterliners

plural of commuterliner
Synonyms:

air taxis

commutabilities

plural of commutability

commutations

commutators

plural of commutator
Examples:

“It may also increase efficiency of machines as there won't be frictional effects of brushes, commutators, etc, on the motor itself.”

“Copper is also used for manufacturing commutators, welding electrodes, contacts, contact springs, high vacuum and other electronic devices.”

“Direct current is produced by batteries, fuel cells, rectifiers, and generators with commutators.”

commutings

plural of commuting

commutants

plural of commutant

commuters

plural of commuter
Synonyms:

ridership, passengers, patronage, travellers, travelers, riders, straphangers, hitchhikers, fares, suburbanites, voyagers, customers, patrons, clients, payers, embarkees … more

Examples:

“Regular commuters to Dublin can also wave the bus down along the route each morning and they will be picked up.”

“Moreover the council additionally benefits from the Respark schemes which push commuters and visitors into the council car parks.”

“The East Lancashire Road was jammed with commuters trying to avoid the motorway.”

commutes

plural of commute
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