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Is it better to say "associative product lines" or "related product lines", as in a formal document?Thanks!

Deadrat · Accepted Answer

"Associative" means as a result of associating things, like associative arrays in some computer languages or the associative axioms of mathematical operators.  You want "associated."

Maelstrom · Answer

deadrat"Associative" means as a result of associating things, like associative arrays in some computer languages or the associative axioms of mathematical operators. You want "associated."

Then why is it "associative memories" and "associative regions" instead of "associated"?
Just wondering:)

Deadrat · Answer

"Associative" memory is data retrieval performed by associating something with the target data to be retrieved. In computer languages this may be an arbitrary string of characters; in Google's image search, this may be one image that lets you find others; in human memory, this may any sequence of events that serves as mnemonic device. The opposite (in computer terms, anyway) is sequential or (numerically) indexed retrieval.

So "associative" means the method or result of associating things. Those things are associated (i.e, related by the association).

Maelstrom · Answer

deadrat"Associative" memory is data retrieval performed by associating something with the target data to be retrieved. In computer languages this may be an arbitrary string of characters; in Google's image search, this may be one image that lets you find others; in human memory, this may any sequence of events that serves as mnemonic device. The opposite (in computer terms, anyway) is sequential or (numerically) indexed retrieval.So "associative" means the method or result of associating things. Those things are associated (i.e, related by the association).

No, the term "associative memory" was referring to human memories about certain things, not the form of computer data.
And it's from a well-known travel magazine I once read, the context which I remember was as follows:
"Many have revisited this heaven on earth because of the breathtaking scenery, and because it certainly triggers the benign associative memories."

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