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It is the associative property of addition in the sense that a sum of three elements is unambiguous even if given without brackets to indicate which of the sums is carried out first.

This would not apply for subtraction since

1 - (3k - 6) = 1 - 3k + 6

whereas

(1 - 3k) - 6 = 1 - 3k - 6

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