Which of these operations is not commutative?
AAdding two numbers
BMultiplying numbers
CExponentiation
DTaking a mean
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Exponentiation
2^3 = 8 but 3^2 = 9, so exponentiation depends on the order of its terms.
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