fixity

English

Alternative forms

• (dated): fixety

Etymology

From 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

Derived terms

• unfixity

See also

• fixidity