arity

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations

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[edit] Etymology

From -ary, based on a Latin root. Compare adicity and adinity, based on the corresponding Greek root.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: ˈæɹɪɾij, ˈeəɹɪɾij

[edit] Noun

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arity (plural arities)

1. (logic, mathematics, computer science) The number of arguments or operands a function or operation takes. For a relation, the number of domains in the corresponding Cartesian product.

[edit] Synonyms

• (number of arguments) adinity, adicity, type, rank

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