associative adj 1: characterized by or causing or resulting from the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination ; "associative learning" [syn: {associative}, {associatory}] [ant: {nonassociative}]
Associative \As*so"ci*a*tive\, a. Having the quality of associating; tending or leading to association; as, the associative faculty. --Hugh Miller. [1913 Webster]