Transitive - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Adverbial, Brittle, Copula, Correct, Deciduous, Dying, Ephemeral, Fading, Flying, Formal, Fragile

In grammar, a verb is transitive if it takes an object. See transitive verb.

In mathematics, a binary relation R is transitive if xRy and yRz together imply xRz. For example, the less-than relation is transitive. See transitive relation, intransitivity.

In mathematics, a group action is transitive if it has just one orbit. It is called doubly transitive if it is transitive on ordered pairs of distinct elements; and so on for triply transitive, etc.. An ergodic group action is also called metrically transitive.

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Example Usage of Transitive
	ronocdh: I did not know that "dissipate" was originally, and even still quite commonly is, a Transitive verb. Go figure.
	adamslisa: @CousinSlowpoke pleased to meet you... it's affection by Transitive property... if @elissastein loves you, so will I! Am now following you..
	btngrynreynolds: @katiedrumm the point was that Barry bonds def used steroids. therefore using the Transitive property....

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Transitive - Definition and Overview

Example Usage of Transitive