fixity
/ˈfɪksɪti/
fixity noun: the state or condition of being fixed; Fixation.
Noun
fixity (countable and uncountable, plural fixities)
- 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[.]1995, Andreu Mas-Colell, Michael D. Whinston, Jerry R. Green, Microeconomic Theory, Oxford University Press, page 557
- Synonyms:
- fixedness
- 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.
fixity meaning in Tamil, Bengali and Sanskrit
fixity in Tamil
- மாறாத்தன்மை, கரம்
fixity in Bengali
- fixity, firmness
- ঠিক ṭhik
fixity in Sanskrit
- fixity, firmness
- परिष्ठिति pariṣṭhiti
- fixity, perseverance, constancy
- व्यवस्था vyavasthā
- fixity, steadiness
- संधा saṃdhā́
Synonyms of fixity
Forms of fixity
| plural | fixities |
|---|---|
| alternative form | fixety |
Origin of fixity
From fix + -ity.
Words formed from fixity
Questions about fixity
- What does fixity mean?
- Fixity means the state or condition of being fixed; Fixation.
- What is fixity in Tamil?
- Fixity in Tamil is மாறாத்தன்மை, கரம். See Fixity meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is fixity?
- Fixity is a noun.
- How do you pronounce fixity?
- Fixity is pronounced /ˈfɪksɪti/.
- What is the plural of fixity?
- The plural of fixity is fixities.
Words near fixity in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: fixity (page history and authors); fixity (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ঠিক (Bengali) (page history and authors); परिष्ठिति (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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