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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The number of arguments or operands a function or operation takes. For a relation, the number of domains in the corresponding Cartesian product. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   the number of arguments that a function can take wordnet
3. 3
   The maximum number of child nodes that any node in a given tree (data structure) may have. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   the number of arguments (in Lojban grammar called sumti) specified in the definition of a selbri. (the selbri combined with the sumti make up a bridi). Lojban, countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

adicityadinityranktype

Etymology

From -ary (taken from unary/binary/ternary [function/operator]) + -ity. Compare adicity and adinity.

Related phrases

cartesian product

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