transitivity

From French transitivité.

Morphologically transitive +‎ -ity

• IPA^(key): /ˌtɹænzɪˈtɪvɪti/

transitivity (countable and uncountable, plural transitivities)

1. (grammar) The degree in which any one verb can take/govern objects.

   Hyponyms: monotransitivity, ditransitivity

   Coordinate terms: intransitivity, ambitransitivity

   There are 3 cardinal degrees of transitivity of any one verb: intransitive, monotransitive and ditransitive.

2. (mathematics, logic) The property of being transitive.

   The hypothetical syllogism inference rule states the transitivity of implication.

• transitiveness