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How do you use Arity in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like number, plus the exact meaning.

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Arity in a sentence

Arity meaning

  1. The number of arguments or operands a function or operation takes. For a relation, the number of domains in the corresponding Cartesian product.
  2. The maximum number of child nodes that any node in a given tree (data structure) may have.
  3. 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).

Synonyms of Arity

number

Related words

Other words often associated with Arity or its synonyms:

bit act count turn signal amount performance routine figure

Using Arity

  • The main meaning on this page is: The number of arguments or operands a function or operation takes. For a relation, the number of domains in the corresponding Cartesian product. | The maximum number of child nodes that any node in a given tree (data structure) may have. | 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).
  • Useful related words include: number.
  • In the example corpus, arity often appears in combinations such as: of arity, the arity, arity of.

Context around Arity

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

multiple 1× term 1× smaller 1× higher 1× total 1×

Often after:

versions 1×

Sentence patterns with Arity

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

f of arity 2 can 1× function of arity 2 that 1× if the arity of the 1× of smaller arity 1× operation of arity 0 and 1× operation the arity 1× the term arity is rarely 1× the total arity of the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a more general 1× consequently the number 1× examples the term 1× for example if 1× if the arity 1× in contrast partial 1×

Common sentence endings:

call it nullary 1× higher arity versions 1× in everyday usage 1× of its arguments 1× of smaller arity 1× of the operators 1×

Words around Arity

Just before it in the word index:

aritry 2 ariton 2 arithmetik 4 arithmetics 2 arithmetically 6 arithmetical 34

Just after it in the word index:

aritz 3 aritzia 5 arius 32 ariv 5 arivu 5 ariwa 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 14 aamer 14 aave 14 abadan 14 abdelmadjid 14 abdulkarim 14

Corpus analysis for Arity

  • In this selection, "arity" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, multiple, term, smaller and versions stand out and add context to how "arity" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include f of arity 2 can and function of arity 2 that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "arity" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with arity

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Examples The term "arity" is rarely employed in everyday usage. (10 words)

Nullary Sometimes it is useful to consider a constant to be an operation of arity 0, and hence call it nullary. (21 words)

A more general situation where this trick is possible is with Omega-groups (in the general sense allowing operators with multiple arity). (22 words)

Longer example sentences

The number of return values of an expression equals the difference between the number of operands in an expression and the total arity of the operators minus the total number of return values of the operators. (36 words)

For example, if the domain of discourse consists of integers, a function symbol f of arity 2 can be interpreted as the function that gives the sum of its arguments. (30 words)

Consequently, the number of operands encoded in an instruction may differ from the mathematically necessary number of arguments for a logical or arithmetic operation (the arity ). (26 words)

Example sentences (10)

A more general situation where this trick is possible is with Omega-groups (in the general sense allowing operators with multiple arity).

Consequently, the number of operands encoded in an instruction may differ from the mathematically necessary number of arguments for a logical or arithmetic operation (the arity ).

Examples The term "arity" is rarely employed in everyday usage.

For example, if the domain of discourse consists of integers, a function symbol f of arity 2 can be interpreted as the function that gives the sum of its arguments.

If the arity of the operators is fixed, the result is a syntax lacking parentheses or other brackets that can still be parsed without ambiguity.

In contrast, partial function application refers to the process of fixing a number of arguments to a function, producing another function of smaller arity.

Nullary Sometimes it is useful to consider a constant to be an operation of arity 0, and hence call it nullary.

Similarly, many axioms and theorems in mathematics are stated only for the binary versions of mathematical operations and relations, and implicitly extend to higher- arity versions.

The number of return values of an expression equals the difference between the number of operands in an expression and the total arity of the operators minus the total number of return values of the operators.

This is a function of arity 2 that takes pairs of elements of the domain and returns an ordered pair containing them.

Common combinations with arity

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "arity" in a sentence?
An example: "A more general situation where this trick is possible is with Omega-groups (in the general sense allowing operators with multiple arity)." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "arity" from authentic English texts.
What does "arity" mean?
Arity means: The number of arguments or operands a function or operation takes. For a relation, the number of domains in the corresponding Cartesian product.
What are synonyms of "arity"?
Common synonyms of "arity" include: number.
How many example sentences with "arity" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "arity", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.