transitivity
English
Etymology
From French transitivité
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌtɹænzɪˈtɪvɪti/
Noun
transitivity (countable and uncountable, plural transitivities)
- (grammar) The degree in which any one verb can take/govern objects.
- There are 3 degrees of transitivity of any one verb: intransitive, monotransitive and ditransitive.
- (mathematics, logic) The property of being transitive.
- The hypothetical syllogism inference rule states the transitivity of implication.
Translations
the degree in which a verb can govern objects
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