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ASSOCIATIONAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does associational mean?
• ASSOCIATIONAL (adjective)
The adjective ASSOCIATIONAL has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to associations or associationism
Familiarity information: ASSOCIATIONAL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to associations or associationism
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Domain category:
psychological science; psychology (the science of mental life)
Pertainym:
association (the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination)
associationism ((psychology) a theory that association is the basic principle of mental activity)
Context examples
The study is associational and so cannot prove cause and effect.
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