Definitions
1.AdjectivePertaining to, resulting from, or characterised by association; capable of associating; tending to associate or unite.
2.AdjectiveSuch that, for any operands
a
,
b
{\displaystyle a,b}
and
c
{\displaystyle c}
,
(
a
∗
b
)
∗
c
=
a
∗
(
b
∗
c
)
{\displaystyle (a*b)*c=a*(b*c)}
; whose multiplication operation is associative.
3.AdjectiveAddressable by a key more complex than an integer index."AWK's associative arrays may be indexed by strings.; Associative memories were once given considerable attention."