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Associativity of matrix multiplication

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For dimension-compatible matrices, (AB)C=A(BC). In coordinates both sides have (i,j) entry ∑k,l​Aik​Bkl​Clj​; distributing and regrouping the finite sums proves equality. This permits accumulating a product left to right even when a recursive algorithm groups the same transformations from the right. It does not permit changing factor order, because matrix multiplication is generally not commutative.

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