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Associate means to group
These are characteristics of the elements of algebraic structures, or algebraic sets. Each element in the set possesses these characteristics and that is why they are called properties.
When the terms in a polynomial are commutative, they can be grouped with parentheses in any way.
It means that you can move the numbers around. The numbers "Associate" with each other.
it's actually spelled "associative" property. But associative is like when you have three or more numbers that associate into just one group and anyway that you add or subtract it will always be the same answer: (2 + 5) + 4 = 11 or 2 + (5 + 4) = 11 (9 + 3) + 4 = 16 or 9 + (3 + 4) = 16