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* In [[grammar]], a verb is '''transitive''' if it takes an object. See [[transitive verb]].
'''Transitivity''' or '''transitive''' may refer to:


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* In [[mathematics]], a [[binary relation]] ''R'' is '''transitive''' if ''xRy'' and ''yRz'' together imply ''xRz''. For example, the ''less-than'' relation is transitive. See [[transitivity]].
==Grammar==
* [[Transitivity (grammar)]], a property regarding whether a lexical item denotes a transitive object
* [[Transitive verb]], a verb which takes an object
* [[Transitive case]], a grammatical case to mark arguments of a transitive verb


==Logic and mathematics==
* In [[mathematics]], a [[group action]] is '''transitive''' if it has just one [[orbit (mathematics)|orbit]]. It is called '''doubly transitive''' if it is transitive on ordered pairs of distinct elements; and so on for '''triply transitive''', etc.. An [[ergodic theory|ergodic]] group action is also called ''metrically transitive''.
* [[Transitive group action]]
* [[Transitive relation]], a binary relation in which if ''A'' is related to ''B'' and ''B'' is related to ''C'', then ''A'' is related to ''C''
* [[Syllogism]], a related notion in propositional logic
* [[Intransitivity]], properties of binary relations in mathematics
* [[Arc-transitive graph]], a graph whose automorphism group acts transitively upon ordered pairs of adjacent vertices
* [[Edge-transitive graph]], a graph whose automorphism group acts transitively upon its edges
* [[Vertex-transitive graph]], a graph whose automorphism group acts transitively upon its vertices
* [[Transitive set]] a set ''A'' such that whenever ''x'' ∈ ''A'', and ''y'' ∈ ''x'', then ''y'' ∈ ''A''
* [[Topological transitivity]] property of a continuous map for which every open subset ''U''' of the phase space intersects every other open subset ''V'', when going along trajectory


==Other==
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* [[Transitive Corporation]], a computer software firm that developed QuickTransit cross-platform virtualization
* [[Transitive dependency]], a functional dependency of database management which holds by virtue of transitive relation

==See also==
* [[Intransitive (disambiguation)]]

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Latest revision as of 08:53, 25 July 2024

Transitivity or transitive may refer to:

Grammar

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Logic and mathematics

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Other

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  • Transitive Corporation, a computer software firm that developed QuickTransit cross-platform virtualization
  • Transitive dependency, a functional dependency of database management which holds by virtue of transitive relation

See also

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