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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

arity

/ˈæɹɪti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables
ar-i-ty
IPA
/ˈæɹɪti/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

The maximum number of child nodes that any node in a given tree (data structure) may have.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

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).

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

arities (plural)

Synonyms

adinity adicity type rank

Rhymes With

clarity similarity parity familiarity polarity hilarity linearity peculiarity particularity nonlinearity insularity molarity

Questions

How do you pronounce arity?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæɹɪti/.
What does arity mean?
The number of arguments or operands a function or operation takes. For a relation, the number of domains in the corresponding Cartesian product.
Where does arity come from?
From -ary (taken from unary/binary/ternary [function/operator]) + -ity. Compare adicity and adinity.

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