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Question 713457: What is the definition of the associative property in a formal definition. For all....
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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For all real numbers x, y, and z, we can say

x + (y + z) = (x+y) + z

This is known as the associative property of addition

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The associative property of multiplication is

x*(y*z) = (x*y)*z

which is true for all real numbers x, y, and z