fixity
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈfɪksɪti/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English fix Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English fixity From fix + -ity.
- The state or condition of being fixed; Fixation.
“[O]therwise, it is almost inescapable that there must be some sort of centralized mechanism guaranteeing the fixity of prices[.]”
- Something fixed.
- 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.”