transitivity

Noun transitivity has 2 senses

• transitivity(n = noun.linkdef) - (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;
is a kind of logical relation, mathematical relation

• transitivity(n = noun.linkdef) transitiveness - the grammatical relation created by a transitive verb;
is a kind of grammatical relation
Antonym: intransitivity
Derived form adjective transitive₁