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as·so·cia·tive \əˈsōs(h)ēˌād.iv, -ōshəd.iv,-ōs(h)ēəd.iv\ adjective 1. : tending to, inducing, or characterized by association especially of ideas or images < an associative symbol > 2. a. : dependent on or characterized by association < an associative reaction > b. : acquired by a process of learning < an associative reflex > 3. : of, relating to, or being a mathematical operation that combines elements such that when the order of elements is preserved the result is independent of the grouping < addition is associative since (a + b) + c .a + (b + c) > • as·so·ci·a·tive·ly adverb • as·so·ci·a·tiv·i·ty \əˌsōs(h)ēəˈtivəd.ē\ noun -es |