Adicity

Origin

From Ancient Greek root -ad, + -icity. Compare arity, which comes from the corresponding Latin root.

Full definition of adicity

Noun

1. (logic, mathematics, computer science) The number of arguments or operands a function or operation takes. For a relation, the number of domains in the corresponding Cartesian product.
2. (chemistry, obsolete) Valence.

Synonyms

• number of arguments adinity, arity, type, rank

Anagrams

• acidity