单词 | associative |
释义 | associative (əsoʊʃətɪv, US -ʃieɪtɪv) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Associative thoughts are things that you think of because you see, hear, or think of something that reminds you of those things or which you associate with those things. The associative guilt was ingrained in his soul. ...the associative thoughts and emotions it evokes. associative in British English (əˈsəʊʃɪətɪv) adjective 1. of, relating to, or causing association or union 2. mathematics, logic a. being independent of the grouping of numbers, symbols, or terms within a given set, as in conjunction or in an expression such as (2 × 3) × 4 = 2 × (3 × 4) b. referring to this property the associative laws of arithmetic associative in American English (əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪtɪv; əˈsoʊsiˌeɪtɪv; əˈsoʊʃətɪv) adjective 1. of, characterized by, or causing association, as of ideas 2. Ancient Mathematics of or pertaining to an operation in which the result is the same regardless of the way the elements are grouped, as, in addition, 2 + (3 + 4) = (2 + 3) + 4 and in multiplication, 2(3 x 4) = (2 x 3)4 Word origin ML associativusExamples of 'associative' in a sentence |
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