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Term: Associative

Description:

As an adjective, "associative" refers to something related to or involving association or connection, especially in terms of ideas, thoughts, or relationships. It can also pertain to a mathematical property where the order in which operations are performed does not affect the result.

As a noun, "associative" can indicate a person who has a close relationship or association with another.

Examples:

Adjective:

1. The brainstorming session generated many associative ideas.
2. She has a highly associative mind, making unexpected connections between seemingly unrelated things.
3. The associative property of addition states that (a + b) + c = a + (b + c).

Noun:

1. John is Peter's closest associative in the company; they have been working together for years.
2. She considers herself an associative of the famous artist, having collaborated on numerous projects.

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