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Apr 21, 2022 at 23:03 comment added Atom Good old mod arithmetic: Take $n\ge 2$. Then defining $x\ast y := (x\operatorname{mod} n^2)(y\operatorname{mod} n^2)$, we have that $0 = (n\ast n)\ast 1\ne n\ast(n\ast 1) = n^2$.
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Sep 26, 2017 at 20:20 vote accept SuperMathBrothers
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Jan 22, 2016 at 15:48 history edited Martin Sleziak
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Sep 14, 2012 at 15:54 history edited Bill Dubuque CC BY-SA 3.0
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Jun 22, 2012 at 21:31 comment added Dave L. Renfro See my 3 February 2009 sci.math post A natural example of a commutative, non-associative operator (see Google archive version or Math Forum archive version) for some examples and references.
Jun 20, 2012 at 22:14 comment added Zhen Lin The interchange law $(x * y) \cdot (z * w) = (x \cdot z) * (y \cdot w)$, in the presence of a two-sided common unit element, implies commutativity and associativity of $*$ and $\cdot$. (In fact, they have to be the same operation!)
Jun 20, 2012 at 22:10 vote accept Eugene
Jun 20, 2012 at 21:58 comment added Bruno Stonek Not even in the presence of an identity element and an opposite, see this. In fact, William's answer is already in that post ;)
Jun 20, 2012 at 20:41 comment added André Nicolas Commutative operations that are associative are the exception. But an important exception! Let $x\ast y=|x-y|$.
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Jun 20, 2012 at 20:33 history edited Eugene
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