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transitivity

tran·si·ti·vity

UK/ˌtɹænzɪˈtɪvɪti/ uncommon

noun

1.

(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

2.

Origin

From French transitivité. Morphologically transitive + -ity.

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