In mathematics, the term intransitivity is used for related, but different, properties of binary relations: The property of not being transitive A relation is transitive if, whenever it relates some A to some B, and that B to some C, it also relates that A to that C. Some authors call a relation intransitive if it isn't transitive, for example » egforall a, b, c: a R b wedge b R c Rightarrow a R c. Where R indicates some relationship. For instance, in food chains: wolves eat deer, and deer eat… (More on Intransitivity)