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Meaning of
transitive
in English
transitive
#uncommon
Plural
transitives
Definitions
Adjective
taking
a
direct
object
;
grammatical
The
verb
"
eat
"
is
transitive
because
it
takes
a
direct
object
,
such
as
food
.
having
a
related
property
(
x
to
y
to
z
)
The
relation
is
transitive
because
it
connects
x
to
y
and
y
to
z
.
relating
elements
(
a
to
b
to
c
)
in
set
theory
In
set
theory
,
a
transitive
set
is
a
set
whose
elements
are
also
subsets
of
the
set
.
mapping
elements
in
a
group
action
A
group
action
is
transitive
if
it
can
map
any
element
to
any
other
element
in
the
set
.
having
vertices
that
can
be
mapped
to
each
other
through
automorphism
