The term transitivity may refer to:
In grammar
In logic and mathematics
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In Linguistics, transitivity is a property of Verbs that relates to whether a verb can take Direct objects It is closely related to valency. In Syntax, a transitive verb is a Verb that requires both a subject and one or more objects Some examples of sentences with transitive verbs In Mathematics, a Binary relation R over a set X is transitive if whenever an element a is related to an element b In Grammar, an intransitive Verb does not take an object. In more technical terms an intransitive verb has only one argument (its subject In Algebra and Geometry, a group action is a way of describing symmetries of objects using groups. Ergodic theory is a branch of Mathematics that studies Dynamical systems with an Invariant measure and related problems In Set theory, a set (or class) A is transitive, if whenever x ∈ A, and y ∈ x, then Transitive Corporation is a software company providing solutions that allow the transportability of software applications across multiple hardware platforms
Dictionary
transitivity
-noun
- (grammar) The degree in which any one verb can take/govern objects.
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