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Definition: The associative property states that you can add or multiply regardless of how the numbers are grouped. By 'grouped' we mean 'how you use parenthesis'.In other words, if you are adding or multiplying it does not matter where you put the parenthesis. Add some parenthesis any where you like!.1  Properties.xamplesof the Associative Property for Addition. The picture below illustrates that it does not matter whether or not we add the 2 + 7 first (like the left side) or the 7 + 5 first, like the right side.
In mathematics, a set is a collection of distinct objects, considered as an object in its own right. For example, the numbers 2, 4, and 6 are distinct objects when considered separately, but when they are considered collectively they form a single set of size three, written {2,4,6}. The concept of a set is one of the most fundamental in mathematics. Developed at the end of the 19th century, set theory is now a ubiquitous part of mathematics, and can be used as a foundation from which nearly all