intransitive
adjective
noting or having the quality of an intransitive verb.
intransitivity
-
a word derived from
intransitive.
Example Sentences
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If you randomly assign numbers to three different dice and then want to know the chances that they exhibit intransitivity, it may depend on what exactly you mean by “randomly assign numbers” to the dice.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 19, 2023
And critically, there is overlap between cases in which A beats B and A loses to C. This interleaving of the numbers on the faces enables the intransitivity.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 19, 2023
Establishing intransitivity means you're trying to cut off the possibility of a negative social interpretation.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2021
You go on to say that this study examines the ways evangelical translation teams seek to accomplish both agendas simultaneously — the transitivity and intransitivity agendas — creating a "materialized instantiation of engaged orthodoxy."
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2021
Wording in clues that led to a definition indicating intransitivity weakened such clues as a result.
From The Guardian ● May 27, 2012
