English Explanatory Dictionary

associative

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Pertaining to, resulting from, or characterised by association; capable of associating; tending to associate or unite.
  2. Such that, for any operands a,b and c, (a*b)*c=a*(b*c); (of a ring, etc.) whose multiplication operation is associative.
  3. Addressable by a key more complex than an integer index.

Pronunciation

/əˈsoʊ.ʃi.ə.tɪv/ /əˈsoʊ.si.ə.tɪv/ En-us-associative.ogg

Word forms

associative more associative most associative

Etymology

From associate + -ive.

Antonyms

antiassociative

Related words

associative array

Derived words

associative algebra associative case associatively associativeness associative plural associativity assosymmetric autoassociative coassociative disassociative heteroassociative neuro-associative physiology non-associative nonassociative non-associative algebra photoassociative power-associative algebra preassociative unassociative
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