associative

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Pertaining to, resulting from, or characterised by association

   Pertaining to, resulting from, or characterised by association; capable of associating; tending to associate or unite.

2. 2

   Such that, for any operands a,b and c, (a*b)*c=a*(b*c)

   Such that, for any operands a,b and c, (a*b)*c=a*(b*c); (of a ring, etc.) whose multiplication operation is associative.

   • It is now generally accepted that the representation theory of associative algebras traces its origin to Hamilton's description of the complex numbers by pairs of real numbers.
   • In this section we develop the basic theory of normed algebras, putting special emphasis on the case of complete normed unital associative complex algebras.
3. 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.

The neighborhood

• antonymantiassociative
• neighborassociative array
• neighborleft-associative
• neighborright-associative