adicity
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adicity
- /æˈdɪsɪti/
Where it comes from
From -adic (taken from monadic/dyadic/triadic [function/operator]) + -ity, or alternatively from -ad (taken from monad/duad/triad) + -icity. Compare Latinate equivalent arity, based on -ary.
noun adicities
- The number of arguments or operands a function or operation takes. For a relation, the number of domains in the corresponding Cartesian product. 1997, Robert W. Burch, 13: Peirce's Reduction Thesis, Nathan Houser, Don D. Roberts, James Van Evra (editor), Studies in the Logic of Charles Sanders Peirce, Indiana University Press, page 233, Equivalently, it says that all relations of adicity greater than 3 may be reduced to relations of adicitie
- Valence.
Translations
Talk about this word "adicity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/adicity. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. adicity. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/adicity "adicity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/adicity.Cite this
@misc{adicity_2026,
title = {adicity},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/adicity},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
