Matrix inverses are unique: if A and B are square matrices

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An inverse is unique. If $B$ and $C$ both invert $A$, then $B=B(AC)=(BA)C=C$. Thus the notation $A^{-1}$ is unambiguous. The proof uses associativity, not commutativity.

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