ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Arity

Definition & Meaning

Pronunciation /ˈæɹɪti/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Arity is a noun meaning (mathematics, computer science) The maximum number of child nodes that any node in a given tree (data structure) may have.

Meaning

(mathematics, computer science) The maximum number of child nodes that any node in a given tree (data structure) may have.

More Meanings

  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. (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).

Word Forms

Synonyms for arity

Depending on context, synonyms include adinity, adicity, type, rank.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include adicity, domain, function, operad, argument, operand.

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