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Associative Property

Math

Pronunciation: as•SO•ci•a•tive PROP•er•ty

Definition

the way in which three or more numbers are grouped for addition or multiplication does not change their sum or product

Example

(5 + 6) + 9 = 5 + (6 + 9) or (2 × 3) × 8 = 2 × (3 × 8)