adicity

Pronunciation: /æˈdɪsɪti/

The English word “adicity” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

The number of arguments or operands a function or operation takes. For a relation, the number of domains in the corresponding Cartesian product.
Valence.

Etymology

From -adic (taken from monadic/dyadic/triadic [function/operator]) + -ity, or alternatively from -ad (taken from monad/duad/triad) + -icity. Compare Latinate equivalent arity, based on -ary.

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