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ERIC Number: EJ307493
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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A Question of Associativity, or Many Are the Uses of Commutativity.
Rosenberg, Edwin A.
School Science and Mathematics, v84 n7 p566-72 Nov 1984
The problem of checking associativity is explored to show the power of mathematical tools, and some by-products to which the process leads are noted. Testing for associativity, the number of trials, and additional questions about associativity are discussed. (MNS)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Properties (Mathematics), Secondary Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Associativity Principle (Mathematics)