transitivity
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 • Topics: logic, mathematics, math, maths • Hypernyms: logical relation, mathematical relation 2. the grammatical relation created by a transitive verb • Syn: transitiveness • Ant: intransitivity • Derivationally related forms: transitive (for: transitiveness), transitive • Hypernyms: grammatical relation
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