adicity

English

Etymology

From -adic (taken from monadic/dyadic/triadic [function/operator]) + -ity, or alternatively from -ad (taken from monad/duad/triad) + -icity. Compare Latinate equivalent arity, based on -ary.

Noun

adicity (plural adicities)

(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.
(chemistry, obsolete) Valence.

Synonyms

(number of arguments) adinity, arity, type, rank

Translations

number of arguments

Dutch: ariteit (nl) f, plaatsigheid (nl) f
French: arité (fr) m
German: Stelligkeit f

Ido: parametro (io) -op
Italian: arietà f

See also

Appendix:English arities and adicities

Anagrams

acidity

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