In his 1951 book, Social Choice and Individual Values, Kenneth Arrow used the term "transitivity" to mean
A)A beats B only if everyone prefers A to B.
B)if everyone prefers A to B, then A beats B.
C)if A beats B and B beats C, then A must beat C.
D)everyone who is eligible to vote must vote; otherwise, the outcome is invalid.

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Transitivity means that if A is preferred over B and B is preferred over C, then A must be preferred over C. This is expressed as "if A beats B and B beats C, then A must beat C." The other options do not accurately define transitivity.

In His 1951 Book, Social Choice and Individual Values, Kenneth