intransitivity

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in·tran·si·tive

(ĭn-trăn′sĭ-tĭv, -zĭ-)

adj. Abbr. intr. or int. or i.

Designating a verb or verb construction that does not require or cannot take a direct object, as snow or sleep.

An intransitive verb.

in·tran′si·tive·ly adv.

in·tran′si·tive·ness, in·tran′si·tiv′i·ty n.

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intransitivity - the grammatical relation created by an intransitive verb

intransitiveness

grammatical relation - a linguistic relation established by grammar

transitiveness, transitivity - the grammatical relation created by a transitive verb

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intransitivity

[ɪnˌtrænsɪˈtɪvɪtɪ] N → intransitividad f

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2) What seems to be problematic is the assumption of the stability of preferences: if it were not for this assumption, it would be impossible to distinguish between intransitivity and a preference change (Rosenberg, 1992).