COMMUTATION

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Entry taken from A Mathematical and Philosophical Dictionary, by Charles Hutton, 1796.

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COMET
COMETARIUM
COMMANDINE (Frederick)
COMMON
* COMMUTATION
COMPANY
COMPARTMENT
COMPARTITION
COMPASS
COMPASSES