''Multiplication'' can also be [[visualized]] as counting objects arranged in a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rectangle rectangle] (for whole numbers) or as finding the area of a rectangle whose sides have given lengths. The area of a rectangle does not depend on which side is measured first, which illustrates the commutative property. | ''Multiplication'' can also be [[visualized]] as counting objects arranged in a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rectangle rectangle] (for whole numbers) or as finding the area of a rectangle whose sides have given lengths. The area of a rectangle does not depend on which side is measured first, which illustrates the commutative property. |