associative
adjective(as-so-cia-tive)
of or relating to association especially of ideas or images
associative
adjective(as-so-cia-tive)
dependent on or acquired by association or learning
associative
adjective(as-so-cia-tive)
of, having, or being the property of combining to the same mathematical result regardless of the grouping of an expression's elements given that the order of those elements is preserved
associative
noun(as-so-cia-tive)
a learning process in which discrete ideas and percepts become linked to one another
associative
noun(as-so-cia-tive)
interneuron
associative
noun(as-so-cia-tive)
the expression (as by speaking or writing) of the content of consciousness without censorship as an aid in gaining access to unconscious processes especially in psychoanalysis
associative
noun(as-so-cia-tive)
the reporting of the first thought that comes to mind in response to a given stimulus (such as a word)
associative
noun(as-so-cia-tive)
an idea or image elicited by free association