fixity
noun/ˈfɪksɪti/
Etymology From fix + -ity.
1
The 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:
2
Something fixed.
3
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Programming, Sciences 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.