COMMUTATION
\kˌɒmjuːtˈe͡ɪʃən], \kˌɒmjuːtˈeɪʃən], \k_ˌɒ_m_j_uː_t_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of COMMUTATION
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A passing from one state to another; change; alteration; mutation.
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The act of giving one thing for another; barter; exchange.
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A substitution, as of a less thing for a greater, esp. a substitution of one form of payment for another, or one payment for many, or a specific sum of money for conditional payments or allowances; as, commutation of tithes; commutation of fares; commutation of copyright; commutation of rations.
By Oddity Software
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The acceptance or exchange of a less thing for a greater; the putting of something less severe in place of something severe; as, the commutation of sentence of death to life imprisonment.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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The act of commuting: change or exchange of one thing for another: the change of a penalty or rate from a greater to a less.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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