associative
pronunciation
How to pronounce associative in British English:
UK [əˈsəʊʃiətɪv]
How to pronounce associative in American English:
US [əˈsoʊʃiətɪv]
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- Adjective:
- relating to or resulting from association
- characterized by or causing or resulting from association
Word Origin
- associative (adj.)
- 1812, from associate (v.) + -ive.
Example
- 1. Associative memory is a basic function of human brain .
- 2. Associative meanings are meanings that hinge on referential meaning .
- 3. The area of the brain that deals with smell has direct access to the amygdala , which deals with emotion and the hippocampus , responsible for associative learning .
- 4. Passionate love is sparked by the reward part of the brain , and also associative cognitive brain areas that have higher-order cognitive functions , such as body image .
- 5. From the viewpoint of content and implication , the authors probe into the core ideas of memex , including analogy to associative trails of human mind memory , and ideas of personal knowledge management and shared knowledge management .