Adjective : associative law of multiplication.    From Dictionary.com. 

There is no SL (2, O), because the octonions are non-associative.    From Wordnik.com.  [Why 10 or 11?] Reference

In psychology, habituation is an example of non-associative learning in which there is a progressive diminution of behavioral response probability with repetition of a stimulus.    From Wordnik.com.  [Obama: You Wanna Talk About 9/11? Well, Let's Talk About 9/11!] Reference

The performance is very poor when selecting a non-associative hatch having islands.    From Wordnik.com.  [All Discussion Groups: Message List - root]

Please tell me if your hatch is non-associative and the edge hatch grips are displayed.    From Wordnik.com.  [All Discussion Groups: Message List - root]

Regarding poor performance of hatch in 2011 I noticed the same thing with non-associative hatches.    From Wordnik.com.  [All Discussion Groups: Message List - root]

The use of dilation angle different that the friction angle implies the use of non-associative flow rule which leads to unsymmetric matrices.    From Wordnik.com.  [iMechanica - Comments] Reference

Abaqus uses a non-associative plastic flow rule definition in the shear yield space but doesn't provide any valid explanation for the equation of the flow potential used.    From Wordnik.com.  [iMechanica - Comments] Reference

Since the previously non-associative 2D tool designs are now associative in Solid Edge, similar savings occur each time there is a product change that results in a tool change.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference

Normed division algebras ● Only 4 such mathematical objects: - Real Numbers: R - Complex Numbers C (maximum numbers of properties) - Quaternions H (non-commutative) - Octonions O (non-commutative and non-associative) ● Q1: Why not R?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference

After making the leap with his 1999 film Variations from formally mediated abstractions into observational slices of poetic time, linked by a non-associative editing style, Dorsky spent nearly a decade making, well, variations on this style.    From Wordnik.com.  [GreenCine Daily] Reference

Hatch the rectangle with a non-associative hatch.    From Wordnik.com.  [All Discussion Groups: Message List - root]

Phase transitions in NP-complete problems, quantum computation, computational complexity in statistical physics, analog computation, dynamical systems, cellular automata, recurrent neural networks, algebraic circuits, non-associative algebras (quasigroups and loops), glassy systems and slow relaxation, spin systems, potts models, random tilings, social networks.    From Wordnik.com. Reference