associahedron

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noun

A convex polytope in which each vertex corresponds to a way of correctly inserting opening and closing parentheses in a word of n letters and the edges correspond to a single application of the associativity rule.

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Meanings

nounassociahedron (plural associahedra)

plural associahedra

  1. mathematicsA convex polytope in which each vertex corresponds to a way of correctly inserting opening and closing parentheses in a word of n letters and the edges correspond to a single application of the associativity rule.

Origin

(associativity rule), associate + -hedron

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APA

associahedron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/associahedron

MLA

“associahedron.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/associahedron. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “associahedron,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/associahedron.

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