Definition of "nontransitive" []

• Not transitive. (adjective)

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• "Janken, as the first known true RPS game, was roused into existence by application of the Guu Choki Paa or Sansukumi way of thinking, which can be defined as a nontransitive tripartite system, or, in laymen’s terms, a three-way impasse."
• "In practice you'll find that people have these nontransitive beliefs all the time, and it's going to prevent this from working well. czarandy"
• "PAST PARTICIPLE (nontransitive): lain, (transitive): laid."