“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
ASSOCIATIVE
associative, associatory
(adjective) characterized by or causing or resulting from the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination; “associative learning”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
associative (comparative more associative, superlative most associative)
Pertaining to, resulting from, or characterised by association; capable of associating; tending to associate or unite.
(algebra, of a binary operator ) Such that, for any operands and , ; (of a ring, etc.) whose multiplication operation is associative.
(computing) Addressable by a key more complex than an integer index.
Antonyms
• antiassociative
Hyponyms
• left-associative
• right-associative
Source: Wiktionary
As*so"ci*a*tive, a.
Definition: Having the quality of associating; tending or leading to association; as, the associative faculty. Hugh Miller.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HABIT
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”
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