fixity

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/ˈfɪksɪti/

noun

The state or condition of being fixed; Fixation.

“One may use a fixity declaration in Haskell to describe an operator's precedence and direction of associativity.”

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fixednessfastnessfixturesecurenessimmutabilityimmutableness
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Meanings

nounfixity (countable and uncountable, plural fixities)

plural fixities · alternative fixety

  1. uncountableThe 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

  2. countableSomething fixed.
  3. countableuncountablecomputingThe 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 & antonyms

nounThe state or condition of being fixed; Fixation.

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fixedness

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment

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fastnessfixednessfixturesecureness
Broader
immovabilityimmovableness

nounthe quality of being incapable of mutation

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immutabilityimmutableness
Broader
changelessnessunchangeabilityunchangeableness
Also see
embeddednessfastnessfixednessfixtureimmutabilityimmutablenesssecureness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From fix + -ity.

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APA

fixity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fixity

MLA

“fixity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fixity. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fixity,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fixity.

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