associative

as·so·cia·tive

adj
\ə-ˈsō-shē-ˌā-tiv, -sē-, -shə-tiv\

Definition of ASSOCIATIVE

1

: of or relating to association especially of ideas or images

2

: dependent on or acquired by association or learning

3

: of, having, or being the property of combining to the same mathematical result regardless of the grouping of an expression's elements given that the order of those elements is preserved <addition is associative since (a + b) + c = a + (b + c)>

— as·so·cia·tive·ly adverb

— as·so·cia·tiv·i·ty \-ˌsō-shē-ə-ˈti-və-tē, -sē-, -shə-ˈti-\ noun

First Known Use of ASSOCIATIVE

1804

Rhymes with ASSOCIATIVE

accelerative, accumulative, administrative, alliterative, assimilative, authoritative, collaborative, commemorative, communicative, cooperative, corroborative, deliberative, determinative, illuminative, investigative, multiplicative, originative, recuperative, regenerative