Complete Definition of "reflexive"

English
Adjective
reflexive (no comparative or superlative)

#grammar Having a subject and object that are the same.
#settheory Of a relation R on a set S, such that xRx for all members x of S (that is, the relation holds between any element of the set and itself).
#:"Equals" is a reflexive relation.

Derived terms
reflexive verb

Translations
trans-top|in grammar
trans-mid
Romanian: reflexiv
trans-bottom

trans-top|in mathematics
reflexivní m
trans-mid
trans-bottom

See also
symmetric
transitive<!--mathematics sense-->
irreflexive

wikipedia|Reflexive verb

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