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əˈsoʊ ʃiˌeɪ tɪv, -si-, -ʃə tɪvas·so·cia·tive

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. associative, associatoryadjective

    characterized by or causing or resulting from the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination

    "associative learning"

Wiktionary

  1. associativeadjective

    such that, for any operands ,

  2. associativeadjective

    addressable by a key more complex than an integer index

  3. Etymology: From Latin ad + socius and the Latinate English suffix -ative.

Wikipedia

  1. associative

    In mathematics, the associative property is a property of some binary operations, which means that rearranging the parentheses in an expression will not change the result. In propositional logic, associativity is a valid rule of replacement for expressions in logical proofs.

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  1. associative

    In mathematics and logic, "associative" refers to a property of some binary operation or processes in which the result or outcome remains the same regardless of how the elements are grouped. In simpler terms, it means that the way in which elements are combined does not change the final result. For example, in addition and multiplication, if you have three or more numbers, it doesn't matter how you pair them up - the total or product will always be the same (For example: (2+3)+4 = 2+(3+4), or (2*3)*4 = 2*(3*4).

Webster Dictionary

  1. Associativeadjective

    having the quality of associating; tending or leading to association; as, the associative faculty

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of associative in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of associative in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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