It is the associative property of addition in the sense that a sum of three elements is unambiguous even if given without brackets to indicate which of the sums is carried out first.
This would not apply for subtraction since
1 - (3k - 6) = 1 - 3k + 6
whereas
(1 - 3k) - 6 = 1 - 3k - 6
Chat with our AI personalities
(j^3 + 3k^4)(j^6 - 3j^3k^4 + 9k^8)
Commutative property of addition.
The Commutative Property of Addition
Commutative Property.
This is called the Commutative property of addition.