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Arity

//ˈæɹɪti// noun

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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

Etymology

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

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