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transitivity en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌtɹænzɪˈtɪvɪti/

Etymology

From French transitivité. Morphologically transitive + -ity.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The degree in which any one verb can take or govern objects.
    • There are 3 cardinal degrees of transitivity of any one verb: intransitive, monotransitive and ditransitive.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The property of being transitive.
    • The hypothetical syllogism inference rule states the transitivity of implication.

Forms

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transitivities Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

ambitransitivity · intransitivity

Hyponyms

ditransitivity · monotransitivity

Relateds

transitiveness

Translations (22)

ro tranzitivitate (the degree in which a verb can govern objects) · pl tranzytywność (the degree in which a verb can govern objects) · nl overgankelijkheid (the degree in which a verb can govern objects) · fr transitivité (the degree in which a verb can govern objects) · ru транзити́вность (the degree in which a verb can govern objects) · gl transitividade (the degree in which a verb can govern objects) · es transitividad (the degree in which a verb can govern objects) · ka გარდამავლობა (the degree in which a verb can govern objects) · nl transitiviteit (the degree in which a verb can govern objects) · sv transitivitet (the degree in which a verb can govern objects) · uk транзити́вність (the degree in which a verb can govern objects) · az təsirlilik (the degree in which a verb can govern objects) · fi transitiivisuus (the degree in which a verb can govern objects) · de Transitivität (the degree in which a verb can govern objects) · pt transitividade (the degree in which a verb can govern objects) · uk перехі́дність (the degree in which a verb can govern objects) · el μεταβατικότητα (the degree in which a verb can govern objects) · cmn 及物性 (the degree in which a verb can govern objects) · pl przechodniość (the degree in which a verb can govern objects) · el επαγωγή (the degree in which a verb can govern objects) · ru перехо́дность (the degree in which a verb can govern objects) · it transitività (the degree in which a verb can govern objects)