transitiveness
/ˈtrænzɪtɪvnəs/
noun
- The quality or state of a verb that requires a direct object to complete its meaning.
- In grammar class, we learned about the transitiveness of verbs like 'throw' and 'eat'.
- The transitiveness of 'give' means you must say what is given and to whom.
- Understanding transitiveness helps you build correct sentences in English.
- The property of a relationship or operation that passes from one element to another (e.g., if A equals B and B equals C, then A equals C).
- Not all relationships have transitiveness; for example, 'friend of' is not always transitive.
- In mathematics, equality has transitiveness: if x = y and y = z, then x = z.
- The transitiveness of 'older than' means that if Ana is older than Ben and Ben is older than Cara, then Ana is older than Cara.
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