"transitivity" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌtɹænzɪˈtɪvɪti/ Forms: transitivities [plural]
Etymology: From French transitivité. Morphologically transitive + -ity Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|transitivité}} French transitivité, {{suffix|en|transitive|ity|nocat=1}} transitive + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} transitivity (countable and uncountable, plural transitivities)
  1. (grammar) The degree in which any one verb can take/govern objects. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Grammar Hyponyms: monotransitivity, ditransitivity Translations (the degree in which a verb can govern objects): təsirlilik (Azerbaijani), 及物性 (jíwùxìng) (Chinese Mandarin), overgankelijkheid [feminine] (Dutch), transitiviteit [feminine] (Dutch), transitiivisuus (Finnish), transitivité [feminine] (French), გარდამავლობა (gardamavloba) (Georgian), Transitivität [feminine] (German), επαγωγή (epagogí) [feminine] (Greek), μεταβατικότητα (metavatikótita) [feminine] (Greek), transitività [feminine] (Italian), przechodniość [feminine] (Polish), transitividade [feminine] (Portuguese), tranzitivitate [feminine] (Romanian), перехо́дность (perexódnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), транзити́вность (tranzitívnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), transitividad [feminine] (Spanish), transitivitet [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-transitivity-en-noun-arEt7Mif Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 71 29 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'the degree in which a verb can govern objects': 94 6
  2. (mathematics, logic) The property of being transitive. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Logic, Mathematics
    Sense id: en-transitivity-en-noun-jaiWhQ02 Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: transitiveness

Inflected forms

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