bitransitive

1. not comparablegrammarSynonym of ditransitive.

   A clear example of a bitransitive verb is maca 'give'. The verb ìtoa 'say' is a regular transitive verb and so cannot express a beneficiary.

   2011, Michel Launey, An Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, page 178

   Synonyms: ditransitive

2. not comparablemathematicsFor a mapping F, given any two sets S₁ and S₂, F²(S₁) has a nonzero intersection with S₂.

   The critical Fatou components are bitransitive

   2007, Tokyo Journal of Mathematics, volume 30, numbers 1-2, page 539

   1 more example

   Let f be the semiprojection defined by the bitransitive relation R. Then [f] is a minimal clone. Moreover, distinct bitransitive relations determine distinct minimal clones.

   2012, Janos Aczel, Aggregating clones, colors, equations, iterates, numbers, and tiles, page 13

plural bitransitives

1. grammarSynonym of ditransitive.

   Synonyms: ditransitive