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 #CRDT - Commutative Replicated Data Types
 
-a CRDT is a data type designed so that opperations on it commute - give the same result
+a CRDT is a data type designed so that operations on it commute - give the same result
 indepent of the order in which they are applied.
 
 CRDTs give you eventual consistency for free. it is not necessary to track concurrent changes