associative
/əˈsoʊ.ʃi.ə.tɪv/ adjective C2- Pertaining to, resulting from, or characterised by association; capable of associating; tending to associate or unite.
- Such that, for any operands a,b and c, (a*b)*c=a*(b*c); (of a ring, etc.) whose multiplication operation is associative.
- Addressable by a key more complex than an integer index. · AWK's associative arrays may be indexed by strings.· Associative memories were once given considerable attention.
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These regions are the amygdala, which regulates emotional responses, and the hippocampus, which is responsible for the formation of associative memories.
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