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On the set $N$ of non-negative integers, the binary operation ______ is associative and non-commutative.
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Associative but not commutative ? Division , subtraction are not possible as these are not associative as well. Any answer ?

Define Binary operation $*$ on $(a,b)$ as : $a*b = a$

1. It is associative : $(a*b)*c = a*c = a$, and $a*(b*c) = a*b = a$

2. It is not commutative : $a*b = a$, whereas $b*a = b$.
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Can you explain a little more?
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@arjun sir :what is the proper operation ...the operation in the ans is assumption only
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mod operation?
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how
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no, thats not associative. Not getting any standard operators.
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so what can be the ans
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division also associative but not commutative
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Division is not associative because in general (A/B)/C is not equal to A/(B/C).
For example: (8/4)/2 is not equal to 8/(4/2).
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yes ,thanks :)
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subtraction operation?
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@rahul

subtraction will voilate closer property, it is said that "on a set of non negative integers"...but subtraction could lead to negative integers.....

for eg: 2*4 = 2-4 = -2// not a non negative integer.

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yeah.you are right.Thanks for correction
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@rahul+sharma+5, subtraction by default is not associative either.

The most important associative operation that's not commutative is function composition.

If you have two functions f and g, their composition, usually denoted f∘g, is defined by

(f∘g)(x)=f(g(x)).
It is associative, (f∘g)∘h=f∘(g∘h),

but it's usually not commutative. f∘g is usually not equal to g∘f.

For our case suppose $\forall$x $\in$ N of non-negative integers, if f(x)=x2 and g(x)=x+1, then (f∘g)(x)=(x+1)2 while  (g∘f)(x)=x2+1, and they're different functions.

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nice example (y)
If $f∘g$ exists then $g∘f$ might not even exists.

• Matrix multiplication is one more.
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Thanks, Rajesh Pradhan and Sachin :) for eye opener example.
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@Sachin Mittal 1

What would be the count of such operations ? Is there any way to do so ?

For eg. For commutative operations on set of n elements , possible ways are $n^{\frac{(n^{2}+n)}{2}}$
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Set Intersection operator is also possible.
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Set intersection is commutative also

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