associahedron

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What does associahedron mean?

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.

Where does associahedron come from?

(associativity rule), associate + -hedron

How to pronounce associahedron

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