# Associativity
Last edited: 2025-12-05
Associativity
A binary operation $\ast$ is associative if $(a \ast b) \ast c = a \ast (b \ast c)$.
In short the order of operations does not matter.
Last edited: 2025-12-05
A binary operation $\ast$ is associative if $(a \ast b) \ast c = a \ast (b \ast c)$.
In short the order of operations does not matter.