**A transitive relationship is one in which if A relates to B in a certain way, and B also relates to C with the same relationship, then A _also_ relates to C in the same way.*** ‘Transitive’ relationships are such that, if it applies between successive members of a sequence it **must** also apply between any two members taken in order. For instance, if A is larger than B, and B is larger than C, then A is larger than C. **** # More ## Source Oxford American Dictionary (via Siri) ## Related - [[Classification vs Generalization]] - [[Ontology Object Property Characteristics]]