"compositionality" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From compositional + -ity. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|compositional|ity}} compositional + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} compositionality (uncountable)
  1. (especially logic, semantics, mathematics) The property of being compositional. Tags: especially, uncountable Categories (topical): Logic, Mathematics, Semantics Related terms: sum of its parts, sum of parts
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