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arity.

The number of arguments or operands a function or operation takes. For a relation, the number of domains in the corresponding Cartesian product.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈæɹɪti//ˈeəɹɪti/
  1. 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
  2. The maximum number of child nodes that any node in a given tree (data structure) may have.

    countable · uncountable
  3. 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).

    Lojban · countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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

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