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intransitivity|ˌɪntrɑːnsɪˈtɪvɪtɪ, -æ-|
[f. intransitive a. + -ity.]
The property or quality of being intransitive (in any sense).
1889[see intransitive a. 4]. 1933Chapman & Henle Fund. Logic 3 We have chosen four logical properties of certain relations—transitivity and intransitivity, symmetry and asymmetry. 1950W. V. Quine Methods of Logic (1952) 177 A dyadic relative term is called..intransitive..according as it fulfils:..(x) (y) (z) (Fxy.Fyz. ⊃ - Fxz) (intransitivity). 1971Archivum Linguisticum II. 104 Aspect, as well as transitivity, intransitivity, expression of cause, wish, etc., are secondary developments and more recent than the use of s to denote tense or mood. |