Definition: associative

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Source: WordNet (r) 1.7 

associative
     adj 1: relating to or resulting from association; "associative
            recall"
     2: characterized by or causing or resulting from association;
        "associative learning" [syn: associatory] [ant: nonassociative]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 

Associative \As*so"ci*a*tive\, a.
   Having the quality of associating; tending or leading to
   association; as, the associative faculty. --Hugh Miller.