English Explanatory Dictionary

arity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The number of arguments or operands a function or operation takes. For a relation, the number of domains in the corresponding Cartesian product.
  2. The maximum number of child nodes that any node in a given tree (data structure) may have.
  3. 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).

Pronunciation

/ˈæɹɪti/ /ˈeəɹɪti/ en-us-arity.ogg

Word forms

arity arities

Etymology

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

Synonyms

adinity adicity type rank
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