arity

== English == === Etymology === From -ary (taken from unary/binary/ternary [function/operator]) + -ity. Compare adicity and adinity. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈæɹɪti/, /ˈeəɹɪti/ Rhymes: -æɹɪti === Noun === arity (countable and uncountable, plural arities) (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. (mathematics, computer science) The maximum number of child nodes that any node in a given tree (data structure) may have. (Lojban grammar) 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). ==== Synonyms ==== (number of arguments) adinity, adicity, type, rank ==== Translations ==== === See also === Appendix:English arities and adicities === Anagrams === -iatry, yatri