associative

英汉释义

• adj.

  1.联想的

  2.【数】结合的

  3.联合的,连带的

英英释义

• adj.

  1.relating to the association of ideas, events, or experiences

  2.giving the same result irrespective of the order taken, thus since a + (b + c) = (a + b) + c, addition is associative. Multiplication is also associative but subtraction and pision are not.