Module 1 : Signals in natural domain
Lecture 10 : Properties of LTI Systems

Implications

This property (Associativity) makes the representation y[n] = x[n]*h[n] *g[n] unambiguous.

From this property, we can conclude that the effective impulse response of a cascaded LTI system is given by the convolution of their individual impulse responses.

       

Consequently the unit impulse response of a cascaded  LTI  system is independent of the order in which the individual  LTI  systems are connected.

 Note : All the above three properties are certainly obeyed by  LTI  systems, but may / may not hold for non-LTI systems in, as seen from the following example:

                             
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