reflexive
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re·flex·ive
(rĭ-flĕk'sĭv) 
adj.
A reflexive verb or pronoun. See Usage Note at myself.
reflexively re·flex'ive·ly adv.
reflexiveness re·flex'ive·ness or re'flex·iv'i·ty (rē'flĕk-sĭv'ĭ-tē) n.
adj.
- Directed back on itself.
- Grammar.
- Of, relating to, or being a verb having an identical subject and direct object, as dressed in the sentence She dressed herself.
- Of, relating to, or being the pronoun used as the direct object of a reflexive verb, as herself in She dressed herself.
- Of or relating to a reflex.
- Elicited automatically; spontaneous: "a bid for . . . reflexive left-wing approval" (Marshall Delaney).
A reflexive verb or pronoun. See Usage Note at myself.
reflexively re·flex'ive·ly adv.
reflexiveness re·flex'ive·ness or re'flex·iv'i·ty (rē'flĕk-sĭv'ĭ-tē) n.
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reflexive
A relation is reflexive in a domain if everything in the domain bears it to itself: (∀x)Rxx. Identity and relations couched in terms of identity are reflexive: everyone is the same height, weight, etc. as him or herself.
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- Grammar and Usage - reflexive: verb taking subject and object with same referents; pronoun used as object to refer to subject of verb
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Reflexive may refer to:
In fiction:
In grammar:
- Reflexive pronoun, a pronoun with a reflexive relationship with its self-identical antecedent
- Reflexive verb, where a semantic agent and patient are the same
In mathematics and computer science:
- Reflexive relation, a certain relation where elements of a set are self-related
- Reflexive user interface, an interface that permits its own command verbs and sometimes underlying code to be edited
- Reflexive operator algebra, an operator algebra that has enough invariant subspaces to characterize it
- Reflexive space, a subset of Banach spaces
- Reflexive argument, in artificial intelligence and logic, one where the conjunction of the premises is equal to the consequent
In social science:
- Reflexivity (social theory), a concept in social theory relating to the capacity of an individual agent to act against influences of socialization and social structure
- Reflexive learning, in socio-economics, learning that occurs automatically in response to altered circumstances
Other uses:
- Reflexive Entertainment, a video game developer
- Reflexive writing, a genre of writing style
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Reflexive
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - refleksiv
n. - refleksivt ord
Nederlands (Dutch)
wederkerend, wederkerend (werk-/ voornaam)woord
Français (French)
adj. - réfléchi
n. - (Ling) verbe pronominal réfléchi, forme réfléchie
Deutsch (German)
adj. - reflexiv
n. - Reflexivpronomen, reflexives Verb
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (γραμμ.) αυτοπαθής
n. - (γραμμ.) αυτοπαθής αντωνυμία
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - reflexivo (Gram.)
n. - reflexivo (m) (Gram.)
Español (Spanish)
adj. - reflexivo, reflejo
n. - reflexivo, reflejo
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - (gram) reflexiv
n. - reflexiv(-pronomen), reflexivt verb
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
反身的, 反身动词, 反身代名词
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 反身的
n. - 反身動詞, 反身代名詞
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 반사성의, 재귀의
n. - 재귀동사
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 再帰の, 反省的な, 反射性の
n. - 再帰動詞
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) مرتد أو منعكس على نفسه (الاسم) فعل إنعكاسي
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - חוזר אל עצמו, רפלקסיבי
n. - מילה החוזרת אל עצמה (בעיקר שם-גוף)
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