arity

1. 1.

   the number of arguments that a function can take

   Broadernumber

   logic

Other forms of arity

plural

arities·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about arity

What does arity mean?

arity means "the number of arguments that a function can take".

How many syllables are in arity?

arity has 3 syllables and divides as a-ri-ty under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.