# Commutative Merge

> The requirement that concurrent updates merge in any order to the same result.

Record: `lex:commutative-merge`
Kind: constraint
Layer: [Causality Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/causality-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-commutative-merge

## category

- [Causality / Ordering / Distributed Time](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/causality-ordering-distributed-time.md)

## referenced-by

- [CRDTs](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/crdts.md)