Byron can take sticks of different lengths and put them all in order from shortest to longest. He can also discern that if stick A is longer than B and B is longer than C, then A is longer than C. This ability to logically combine relations to understand certain conclusions is
A) seriation.
B) transitivity.
C) transduction.
D) classification.

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This ability to logically combine relations to understand certain conclusions is called transitivity. The examples provided in the question (stick A is longer than B and B is longer than C, then A is longer than C) are examples of transitive relations.

Byron Can Take Sticks of Different Lengths and Put Them