fixity

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

fix +‎ -ity

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfɪksɪti/

Noun

fixity (countable and uncountable, plural fixities)

  1. (uncountable) The state or condition of being fixed.
    • 1995, Andreu Mas-Colell, Michael D. Whinston, Jerry R. Green, Microeconomic Theory, Oxford University Press, page 557:
      [O]therwise, it is almost inescapable that there must be some sort of centralized mechanism guaranteeing the fixity of prices[.]
  2. (countable) Something fixed.
  3. (programming) The position of an operator relative to its operand (prefix, postfix) or operands (infix).
    One may use a fixity declaration in Haskell to describe an operator's precedence and direction of associativity.

Synonyms
  • (state or condition of being fixed): fixedness

See also
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