adicity

English

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek root -ad, + -icity. Compare arity, which comes from the corresponding Latin root.

Noun

adicity (plural adicities)

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.
2. (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 (de) f
• Ido: parametro (io) -op

Anagrams

• acidity