結けつ合ごう法ほう則そく

noun

associative law

Mathematical term for the rule that grouping of operations does not affect the result, e.g., (a+b)+c = a+(b+c).

• 加か法ほうの結けつ合ごう法ほう則そくにより、どの二ふたつを先さきに足たしても結けっ果かは同おなじです。

  By the associative law of addition, the result is the same no matter which two numbers you add first.