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herekore

1. (adjective) (mathematics) associative.

herekore

1. (modifier) free of conditions, free of restrictions, freehold.

Heoti, kua tīmata i nāianei te whakaeke mai a te Pākehā ki te noho, ā, kua tīmata anō hoki ngā Māori whiwhi taitara herekore ki te tono kia roherohea aua taitara kia mau anake ai ko te ingoa kotahi ki tēnaka, ki tēnaka rohenga, kia taea ai te hoko (TTR 1994:22). / However, now the Pākehā were beginning to arrive to settle, and Māori with freehold titles had also begun seeking partition of their communal tenure into individual titles for each boundary so that they were able to sell.

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noho herekore

1. (noun) freedom, liberty.

Kaua hoki e riro mā te ringa kaha me te whakamataku e takahi ngā mana tangata me te noho herekore o ēnei iwi (RT 2013:47). / Do not let power and fear trample on the human rights and freedom of these ethnic groups.

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Synonyms: herekorenga, wāteatanga

āhuatanga herekore

1. (noun) associative property (maths).

Ko te āhuatanga herekore e mea ana kāore he take o te whakarōpū i ngā tau i roto i tētahi paheko mēnā e toru, nui ake rānei ngā tau o taua paheko (TRP 2010:189). / Associate property is saying that there is no point in grouping numbers in an operation if there are three or more numbers of that operation.

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