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What is the noun for fixity?

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fixation
  1. The act of fixing.
  2. The state of being fixed or fixated.
  3. The act of uniting chemically with a solid substance or in a solid form; reduction to a non-volatile condition; -- said of volatile elements.
  4. The act or process of ceasing to be fluid and becoming firm.
  5. In metals, a state of resistance to evaporation or volatilization by heat.
  6. A state of mind involving obsession with a particular person, idea, or thing.
  7. (law) Recording a creative work in a medium of expression for more than a transitory duration, thereby satisfying the "fixation" requirement for the purposes of copyright law.
  8. (genetics) The change in a gene pool from a situation where there exists at least two variants of a particular gene (allele) to a situation where only one of the alleles remains.
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  10. Examples:
    1. “His obsessive fixation on his private past, his inability to give any of it up to forgetting, keeps him from being able to love Cecilia.”
      “After 15 minutes of fixation, the cells were washed and permeabilized for 5 minutes with Reagent 2 from the kit.”
      “Asian men prize the nape of the neck while Europeans are unique in their fixation on the waist.”
fix
  1. A repair or corrective action.
  2. A difficult situation; a quandary or dilemma.
  3. (informal) A single dose of an addictive drug administered to a drug user.
  4. A prearrangement of the outcome of a supposedly competitive process, such as a sporting event, a game, an election, a trial, or a bid.
  5. A determination of location.
  6. (US) fettlings (mixture used to line a furnace)
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  8. Examples:
    1. “There really is no easy fix to our dilemma apart from hard work.”
      “I have just gotten myself into a fix and am unable to make my rent this week.”
      “This bill is actually a guise for a costly and intellectually dishonest fix.”
fixer
  1. Agent noun of fix; one who, or that which, fixes.
  2. (photography) A chemical (sodium thiosulfate) used in photographic development that fixes the image in place, preventing further chemical reactions.
  3. (criminal justice, law, and underworld) A person who arranges immunity for defendants by tampering with the justice system via bribery or extortion, especially as a business endeavor for profit.
  4. (journalism) A person who assists foreign journalists in volatile countries, often providing interpretation, personal connections, and transportation services.
  5. (real estate, US) A fixer-upper.
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  7. Examples:
    1. “Bern became known as a fixer of broken businesses.”
      “Mark is the quartet's organiser, fixer and he hosts the regular sessions in his house.”
      “Before the real fun begins, discuss with the class the purpose of paper developer, stop bath, fixer and the water wash.”
fixity
  1. (uncountable) The state or condition of being fixed.
  2. (countable) Something fixed.
  3. (programming) The position of an operator relative to its operand (prefix, postfix) or operands (infix).
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  5. Examples:
    1. “This consistency in relations between input and signal allows a looser definition that does not depend on the fixity or otherwise of channels.”
      “The youth of the present generation is wandering aimlessly without any fixity of purpose.”
      “Fair rent and fixity of tenure are not new concepts, but they seem to be concepts that the Government seem fearful to tackle.”
fixing
fixings
  1. The necessary ingredients or components (for something, especially food or a social event).
  2. Side dishes or other appropriate accompaniments such as condiments; trimmings.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “I need to make a grocery run to pick up all the fixings for tonight's barbecue.”
      “It specialises in making bolts and fixings for power stations and the oil industry, but not many of those are being built in Europe these days.”
      “He pleaded guilty to burglary on the basis that he had been paid 500 to take part by barging the cash machine off its fixings.”
fixator
  1. (anatomy) Any muscle that fixes, or limits the movement, of a bone or joint
  2. Examples:
    1. “It is in consequence of the digestion of vaccinal products that the phagocytes manufacture the fixator.”
fixure
fixative
  1. A substance that fixes, protects, or preserves.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Using a fixative will create a more distinct and longer-lasting product. Orris root, amyris, calamus root, angelica root, and vetiver root are a few commonly used fixatives.”
      “A fixative is a type of glue that binds pigment particles to a surface.”
fixability
  1. The state or condition of being fixable.
fixedness
  1. The state or condition of being fixed.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The cat looked at him with great round eyes that were diabolical in their fixedness.”
      “One can't help but respect this fortepianist, though, for his courage and for the fixedness of his vision.”
      “Functional fixedness, or thinking about objects only in terms of their functions, is another kind of mental set that prevents problem solving.”
fixatif
  1. Alternative form of fixative
fixidity
  1. (obsolete) The quality of being fixed.
fixety
fixings
  1. plural of fixing
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “I need to make a grocery run to pick up all the fixings for tonight's barbecue.”
      “It specialises in making bolts and fixings for power stations and the oil industry, but not many of those are being built in Europe these days.”
      “He pleaded guilty to burglary on the basis that he had been paid 500 to take part by barging the cash machine off its fixings.”
fixednesses
fixations
  1. plural of fixation
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “With practice, participants become more efficient at searching, and can process the whole display with only one or two fixations.”
      “We eat candy bars as fast as we can peel them to appease our oral fixations and our need for a fix.”
      “A reader's eye still moves in a series of jumps and stops known as saccades and fixations.”
fixatives
fixators
  1. plural of fixator
fixatifs
  1. plural of fixatif
fixures
  1. plural of fixure
fixeties
fixities
fixers
  1. plural of fixer
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “After all, the choice of candidates is still dominated by fixers and power players.”
      “With just 50 rooms and a team of bright young fixers, this is a genuine boutique hotel.”
      “In the absence or lack of confidence in the police, communities rely on people to be fixers.”
fixes
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