fixity
The state or condition of being fixed; Fixation.
Noun
- 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,...
- 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.
Origin
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.