http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operator_associativity
In programming languages and mathematical notation, the associativity (or fixity) of an operator is a property that determines how operators of the same precedence are grouped in the absence of parentheses. Operators may be left-associative, right-associative or non-associative. The associativity and precedence of an operator depends on the programming language in question.
Consider the expression a ~ b ~ c. If the operator ~ has left associativity, this expression would be interpreted as (a ~ b) ~ c and evaluated left-to-right. If the operator has right associativity, the expression would be interpreted as a ~ (b ~ c) and evaluated right-to-left. If the operator is non-associative, the expression might be a syntax error, or it might have some special meaning.
Many programming language manuals provide a table of operator precedence and associativity; see, for example, the table for C and C++.
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