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 

• ASSOCIATIONAL (adjective)

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.

(Kids living near major roads at higher risk of developmental delays, National Institutes of Health)