BUILT-IN MATHEMATICA SYMBOL

NonCommutativeMultiply

is a general associative, but non-commutative, form of multiplication.

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NonCommutativeMultiply has attribute Flat.
Instances of NonCommutativeMultiply are automatically flattened, but no other simplification is performed.
You can use NonCommutativeMultiply as a generalization of ordinary multiplication for special mathematical objects.

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Compare commutative multiplication with non-commutative multiplication:

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Operations are associative:

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Applications (2)Applications (2)

Properties & Relations (2)Properties & Relations (2)

Possible Issues (1)Possible Issues (1)

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