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Transitivity Moderate

Origin: Latin prefix trans-

Transitivity has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

(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

2

the grammatical relation created by a transitive verb

3

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

Related Terms
Antonyms
intransitiveness
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
logical relation mathematical relation grammatical relation
Rhyming Words
ity pity mity city ality arity ility acity deity whity asity icity unity hoity laity amity osity inity egoity vomity
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