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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Word of the Day

9 June 2025

HERMAPHRODITE

(noun) one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made


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The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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