Meaning

3 senses
  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.

    assoziativ

    ассоциати́вныйassociatívnyj

    асоціати́внийasociatývnyj

  3. Addressable by a key more complex than an integer index.

    AWK's associative arrays may be indexed by strings.

    Associative memories were once given considerable attention.

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

Examples

1 sentences
  1. As "Oz" may interest you, you should read the article "Aspect, time, and associative relations in Australian languages."

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Translations

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By meaning 1
algebraic property of an operator:
Русский
By meaning 1
algebraic property of an operator:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
algebraic property of an operator:

Forms

more associative, most associative
Comparativemore associative Lesson
Superlativemost associative Lesson

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Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • characterized by or causing or resulting from the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination:associatory

Antonyms

2 antonyms
antiassociative
nonassociative

Word family

20 related words

See also

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