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fix·i·ty

   [fik-si-tee]
noun, plural -ties for 2.
1.
the state or quality of being fixed; stability; permanence.
2.
something fixed, stable, or permanent.
Origin:
1660–70; < Neo-Latin fixitās. See fix, -ity

Related forms
un·fix·i·ty, noun
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fixity (ˈfɪksɪtɪ)
 
—n , pl -ties
1.  the state or quality of being fixed; stability
2.  something that is fixed; a fixture

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fixity
1660s in physics; general use from 1791; see fix + -ity.
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