associative propertynoun [ U ]
uk/əˌsəʊ.si.ə.tiv ˈprɒp.ə.ti//əˌsoʊ.si.ə.tiv ˈprɑː.pɚ.t̬i/specializedthe mathematical principle that the order in which three numbers are grouped when being added or multiplied does not matter
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Addition, subtraction, multiplication & division
- add
- add (sth) up
- addition sign
- borrow
- carry sth forward/over
- cube
- deduct
- distributive
- divide
- divisor
- greatest common factor
- long division
- minus
- multiplication table
- multiply
- plus
- power
- quadruple
- table
- times
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