fixity — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The state or condition of being fixed; Fixation.

   Usage

   • Uncountable

   Examples

   [O]therwise, it is almost inescapable that there must be some sort of centralized mechanism guaranteeing the fixity of prices[.]

2. Something fixed.

   Usage

   • Countable

3. The position of an operator relative to its operand (prefix, postfix) or operands (infix).

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Examples

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

Noun

1. the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment

   Synonyms

   fastnessfixednessfixturesecureness

   Broader terms

   immovabilityimmovableness

2. the quality of being incapable of mutation

   Synonyms

   immutabilityimmutableness

   Broader terms

   changelessnessunchangeabilityunchangeablenessunchangingness

   Examples

   Darwin challenged the fixity of species