For instance, suppose that\\ theta is a binary operation, which we write as\\ theta (a, b) or (ab) --\\ theta may or may not be associative.
Note that\\ theta may or may not be associative. For instance, suppose that\\ theta is a binary operation, which we write as\\ theta (a, b) or (ab).
For instance, suppose that\\ theta is a binary operation, which we write as\\ theta (a, b) or (ab). Note that\\ theta may or may not be associative.
For instance, suppose that\\ theta is a binary operation, which we write as\\ theta (a, b) or (ab). Note that\\ theta may or may not be associative.