transitivity

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English

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Etymology

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From French transitivité.

Morphologically transitive +‎ -ity

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌtɹænzɪˈtɪvɪti/

Noun

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transitivity (countable and uncountable, plural transitivities)

  1. (grammar) The degree in which any one verb can take/govern objects.
    Hyponyms: monotransitivity, ditransitivity
    Coordinate terms: intransitivity, ambitransitivity
    There are 3 cardinal degrees of transitivity of any one verb: intransitive, monotransitive and ditransitive.
  2. (mathematics, logic) The property of being transitive.
    The hypothetical syllogism inference rule states the transitivity of implication.

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