What is the associative property?

According to the associative property, the addition or multiplication of a set of numbers is the same regardless of how the numbers are grouped. The associative property will involve 3 or more numbers. The parenthesis indicates the terms that are considered one unit. The groupings (Associative Property) are within the parenthesis. read more

In mathematics, the associative property is a property of some binary operations. In propositional logic, associativity is a valid rule of replacement for expressions in logical proofs. read more

Associative, Distributive and commutative properties Examples of the Associative Property for Addition The picture below illustrates that it does not matter whether or not we add the 2 + 7 first (like the left side) or the 7 + 5 first, like the right side. read more