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associativity

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as⋅so⋅ci⋅a⋅tive

  [uh-soh-shee-ey-tiv, -see-, -shuh-tiv]
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–adjective
1. pertaining to or resulting from association.
2. tending to associate or unite.
3. Mathematics, Logic.
a. (of an operation on a set of elements) giving an equivalent expression when elements are grouped without change of order, as (a + b) + c = a + (b + c).
b. having reference to this property: associative law of multiplication.
Origin:
1805–15; associate + -ive

Related forms:
as⋅so⋅ci⋅a⋅tive⋅ly  [uh-soh-shee-ey-tiv-lee, -uh-tiv-, -see-] , adverb
as⋅so⋅ci⋅a⋅tiv⋅i⋅ty  [uh-soh-shee-uh-tiv-i-tee, -see-, -shuh-tiv-] , as⋅so⋅ci⋅a⋅tive⋅ness, noun
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as·so·ci·a·tive   (ə-sō'shē-ā'tĭv, -sē-, -shə-tĭv)   
adj.  

  1. Of, characterized by, resulting from, or causing association.

  2. Mathematics Independent of the grouping of elements. For example, if a + (b + c) = (a + b) + c, the operation indicated by + is associative.

as·so'ci·a'tive·ly adv., as·so'ci·a'tiv'i·ty (-shē-ə-tĭv'ĭ-tē, -sē-, -shə-tĭv'-) n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: as·so·cia·tive
Pronunciation: &-'sO-s(h)E-"At-iv, -sh&t-iv
Function: adjective
1 : of or relating toassociation especially of ideas or images associative symbol>
2 a : dependent on or characterized by association associative reaction> b : acquired by a process of learning associative reflex>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Science Dictionary
associative   (ə-sō'shə-tĭv)  Pronunciation Key 
Of or relating to the property of an operation, such as addition or multiplication, which states that the grouping of numbers undergoing the operation does not change the result. For example, 3 + (4 + 5) is equal to (3 + 4) + 5. See also commutative, distributive.
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Computing Dictionary

associativity programming
The property of an operator that says whether a sequence of three or more expressions combined by the operator will be evaluated from left to right (left associative) or right to left (right associative). For example, in Perl, the lazy and operator && is left associative so in the expression:
$i >= 0 && $x[$i] >= 0 && $y[$x[$i]] == 0
the left-most && is evaluated first, whereas = is right associative, so in
$a = $b = 42
the right-most assignment is performed first.
(2007-06-16)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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