adjective Download 🔗Share Pertaining to, resulting from, or characterised by association; capable of associating; tending to associate or unite. Examples : "The student found the lecture easier to understand because the professor used an associative method, linking new concepts to familiar examples. " mind philosophy linguistics communication education theory logic Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share (of a binary operator ) Such that, for any operands a, b and c, (a b) c = a (b * c); (of a ring, etc.) whose multiplication operation is associative. Examples : "In math class, the teacher explained that addition is an associative operation because you get the same answer whether you add (2+3) + 4 or 2 + (3+4). " math logic Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Addressable by a key more complex than an integer index. Examples : "Instead of using a number like '1' or '2' to find someone's phone number, we use an associative system, looking up their number by name. " computing technology technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
