transitivity
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transitivity
- /ˌtɹænzɪˈtɪvɪti/
Where it comes from
From French transitivité. Morphologically transitive + -ity.
noun transitivities
- 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.
- The property of being transitive. The hypothetical syllogism inference rule states the transitivity of implication.
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noun the degree in which a verb can govern objects
| Español | transitividad |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 及物性 jíwùxìng |
| Português | transitividade |
| Français | transitivité |
| Deutsch | Transitivität |
| Italiano | transitività |
| Ελληνικά | επαγωγή epagogí, μεταβατικότητα metavatikótita |
| Română | tranzitivitate |
| Русский | перехо́дность perexódnostʹ, транзити́вность tranzitívnostʹ |
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