Noun: transitivity ,tran(t)-su'ti-vu-tee or ,tran-zu'ti-vu-tee
- (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 transitivity of 'greater than' means that if A > B and B > C, then A > C"
- The grammatical relation created by a transitive verb
"The transitivity of 'give' requires both a direct and indirect object";
- transitiveness
Derived forms: transitivities
Type of: grammatical relation, logical relation, mathematical relation
Encyclopedia: Transitivity