Cardinal arithmetic
satisfies a number of algebraic properties:
Associativity of
+ and
⋅
Commutativity of
+ and
⋅
Distributivity of
⋅ over
+
That
κλ+μ=κλ⋅κμ and
(κλ)μ=κλ⋅μ
All of these can be shown by properties of equinumerosity. For instance,
κ+λ=λ+κ follows from the fact that
κ⊔λ≅λ⊔κ.