Definitions for transitivity
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1. transitivitynoun

   (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. transitivity, transitivenessnoun

   the grammatical relation created by a transitive verb

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1. transitivitynoun

   The degree in which any one verb can take/govern objects.

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

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1. transitivity

   Transitivity is a property of certain binary relations where if relation holds between first and second elements and similarly, it holds between second and third elements, then it also holds between first and third elements. Simply put, if 'A is related to B' and 'B is related to C', then 'A is automatically related to C'. This concept is widely used in mathematics, logic, linguistics, and computer science.

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1. Transitivity

   In linguistics, transitivity is a property of verbs that relates to whether a verb can take direct objects and how many such objects a verb can take. It is closely related to valency, which considers other verb arguments in addition to direct objects. Traditional grammar makes a binary distinction between intransitive verbs that cannot take a direct object and transitive verbs that take one direct object. In practice, many languages interpret the category more flexibly, allowing: ditransitive verbs, verbs that have two objects; or even ambitransitive verbs, verbs that can be used as both a transitive verb and an intransitive verb. Further, some verbs may be idiomatically transitive, while, technically, intransitive. This may be observed in the verb walk in the idiomatic expression To walk the dog. In functional grammar, transitivity is considered to be a continuum rather than a binary category as in traditional grammar. The "continuum" view takes a more semantic approach. One way it does this is by taking into account the degree to which an action affects its object.

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1. • Grammatical Relation
   • Logical Relation
   • Mathematical Relation

How to pronounce transitivity?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say transitivity in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of transitivity in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of transitivity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=transitivity
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Transitivity
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=transitivity