A child knows that Texas is bigger than Utah, and that Utah is bigger than Maine. The child shows ____ by saying that Texas is bigger than Maine.

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The child is demonstrating transitivity by understanding that if Texas is bigger than Utah and Utah is bigger than Maine, then Texas must be bigger than Maine. Transitivity is the ability to understand relationships between objects based on their relationships to each other.

A Child Knows That Texas Is Bigger Than Utah, and That