Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Associative \As*so"ci*a*tive\, a.
   Having the quality of associating; tending or leading to
   association; as, the associative faculty. --Hugh Miller.

Source : WordNet®

associative
     adj 1: relating to or resulting from association; "associative
            recall"
     2: characterized by or causing or resulting from association;
        "associative learning" [syn: {associatory}] [ant: {nonassociative}]