reflexive
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sɪv adjective
1.
2.
reflex; responsive.
3.
able to reflect; reflective.
4.
Mathematics.
a.
noting a relation in which each element is in relation to itself, as the relation “less than or equal to.” Compare antireflexive.
b.
(of a vector space) having the property that the dual space of the dual space of the given vector space equals the given vector space.
noun
5.
Grammar. a reflexive verb or pronoun.
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reflexive (rɪˈflɛksɪv) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | denoting a class of pronouns that refer back to the subject of a sentence or clause. Thus, in the sentence that man thinks a great deal of himself, the pronoun himself is reflexive |
| 2. | denoting a verb used transitively with the reflexive pronoun as its direct object, as the French se lever "to get up" (literally "to raise oneself") or English to dress oneself |
| 3. | physiol of or relating to a reflex |
| 4. | logic, maths irreflexive Compare nonreflexive (of a relation) holding between any member of its domain and itself: "… is a member of the same family as …" |
| —n | |
| 5. | a reflexive pronoun or verb |
| re'flexively | |
| —adv | |
| re'flexiveness | |
| —n | |
| reflexivity | |
| —n | |
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Science Dictionary
| reflexive (rĭ-flěk'sĭv) Pronunciation Key
Of or relating to a mathematical or logical relation such that, for any given element, that element has the given relation to itself. Equality in mathematics is a reflexive relation, since a = a for all a, whereas the relation of being 'less than' is not, since it is not true that a < a for any a. |
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reflexive definition
theoryA relation R is reflexive if, for all x, x R x.
Equivalence relations, pre-orders, partial orders and total orders are all reflexive.
(1999-01-28)
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