bitransitive

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English

Etymology

From bi- +‎ transitive.

Adjective

bitransitive (not comparable)

  1. (grammar) Synonym of ditransitive
    • 2011, Michel Launey, An Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, page 178:
      A clear example of a bitransitive verb is maca 'give'. The verb ìtoa 'say' is a regular transitive verb and so cannot express a beneficiary.
  2. (mathematics) For a mapping F, given any two sets S1 and S2, F2(S1) has a nonzero intersection with S2.
    • 2007, Tokyo Journal of Mathematics, volume 30, numbers 1-2, page 539:
      The critical Fatou components are bitransitive
    • 2012, Janos Aczel, Aggregating clones, colors, equations, iterates, numbers, and tiles, page 13:
      Let f be the semiprojection defined by the bitransitive relation R. Then is a minimal clone. Moreover, distinct bitransitive relations determine distinct minimal clones.

Noun

bitransitive (plural bitransitives)

  1. (grammar) Synonym of ditransitive

French

Pronunciation

Adjective

bitransitive

  1. feminine singular of bitransitif