associativity
/əˌsoʊʃiəˈtɪvɪti/
noun
- The property in mathematics and computing that the way numbers or operations are grouped does not change the final result (e.g., (a + b) + c = a + (b + c)).
- The programmer checked that the function had associativity before using it in parallel processing.
- In group theory, associativity is one of the four basic requirements.
- Associativity is a key property of addition and multiplication in arithmetic.