transitive
adjective
tran·si·tive
ˈtran(t)-sə-tiv
ˈtran-zə-;
ˈtran(t)s-tiv
1
: characterized by having or containing a direct object
a transitive verb
2
: being or relating to a relation with the property that if the relation holds between a first element and a second and between the second element and a third, it holds between the first and third elements
equality is a transitive relation
3
: of, relating to, or characterized by transition
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