tran·si·tive (tr n s -tv, -z-)adj. 1. Abbr. trans. or tr. or t. Grammar Expressing an action carried from the subject to the object; requiring a direct object to complete meaning. Used of a verb or verb construction. 2. Characterized by or involving transition. 3. Logic & Mathematics Of or relating to a relationship between three elements such that if the relationship holds between the first and second elements and between the second and third elements, it necessarily holds between the first and third elements. Examples of transitive relationships are equality for numbers and divisibility for integers. n. Grammar A transitive verb. [Late Latin tr  nsit vus, passing over (translation of Greek diabibastikos), from trnsitus, past participle of trnsre, to go over; see transient.]tran si·tive·ly adv.tran si·tive·ness, tran si·tivi·ty n. |
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| Noun | 1. | transitivity - (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 math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement logic - the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference logical relation - a relation between propositions mathematical relation - a relation between mathematical expressions (such as equality or inequality) |
| 2. | transitivity - the grammatical relation created by a transitive verb grammatical relation - a linguistic relation established by grammar intransitiveness, intransitivity - the grammatical relation created by an intransitive verb |
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