A compiler uses syntax trees to optimize code — which mechanism explains why associativity in abstract algebra impacts this optimization?

💡 Explanation

Associativity means that the order in which operations are grouped does not affect the result; therefore, a compiler exploits algebraic associativity to reorder computations during optimization through tree transformations, rather than relying on the original source code order, because that might be less efficient.

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