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REFLEXIVITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(logic and mathematics) a relation such that it holds between an element and itself
Synonyms:
reflexiveness; reflexivity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("reflexivity" is a kind of...):
logical relation (a relation between propositions)
mathematical relation (a relation between mathematical expressions (such as equality or inequality))
Domain category:
math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)
logic (the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference)
Derivation:
reflexive (referring back to itself)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The coreferential relation between a reflexive pronoun and its antecedent
Synonyms:
reflexiveness; reflexivity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("reflexivity" is a kind of...):
coreference (the grammatical relation between two words that have a common referent)
