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The associative property of a binary operation states that the order in which the operations are carried out does not affect the result.

If x, y and z are elements of a set and # an operation defined on the set then

(x # y) # z = x # (y # z) and so either can be written as x # y # z, without ambiguity.

Addition and multiplication are associative operations.

So, for example, (3 + 2) + 4 = 5 + 4 = 9

and 3 + (2 + 4) = 3 + 6 = 9

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