associative
adjective /əˈsəʊsiətɪv/, /əˈsəʊʃiətɪv/
/əˈsəʊsieɪtɪv/, /əˈsəʊʃieɪtɪv/
- relating to the association of ideas or things
- making associative links
- (mathematics) giving the same result no matter in what order the parts of a problem are done, for example (a × b) × c = a × (b × c)