Vocabulary Entry

nonassociative

|adjective

adjective

Describing a type of algebraic operation that does not satisfy the associative property, meaning that the grouping of operands affects the result.

Example Sentences

"In nonassociative mathematics, the order in which you combine numbers matters."

"The nonassociative nature of the operation led to different outcomes based on the sequence of computations."

"He studied nonassociative structures to understand their unique properties better."