TRANSITIVITY

transitivity, transitiveness

(noun) the grammatical relation created by a transitive verb

transitivity

(noun) (logic and mathematics) a relation between three elements such that if it holds between the first and second and it also holds between the second and third it must necessarily hold between the first and third

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

transitivity (countable and uncountable, plural transitivities)

(grammar) The degree in which any one verb can take/govern objects.

(mathematics, logic) The property of being transitive.

Source: Wiktionary



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