transitivity

Plural: transitivities

Noun

• (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
• the grammatical relation created by a transitive verb
• The degree in which any one verb can take/govern objects.
• The property of being transitive.

Examples

• The hypothetical syllogism inference rule states the transitivity of implication.
• There are 3 cardinal degrees of transitivity of any one verb: intransitive, monotransitive and ditransitive.

Synonyms

transitiveness

Antonyms

intransitivity

Related Words

transitiveness