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reflexive
[ri-flek-siv]
adjective
Grammar.
(of a verb) taking a subject and object with identical referents, as shave in I shave myself.
(of a pronoun) used as an object to refer to the subject of a verb, as myself in I shave myself.
reflex; responsive.
able to reflect; reflective.
Mathematics.
noting a relation in which each element is in relation to itself, as the relation “less than or equal to.”
(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
Grammar.a reflexive verb or pronoun.
reflexive
/ rɪˈflɛksɪv, ˌriːflɛkˈsɪvɪtɪ /
adjective
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
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
physiol of or relating to a reflex
logic maths (of a relation) holding between any member of its domain and itself Compare irreflexive nonreflexive
"… is a member of the same family as …" is reflexive
noun
a reflexive pronoun or verb
reflexive
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
Other 51Թ Forms
- reflexively adverb
- reflexiveness noun
- reflexivity noun
- semireflexive adjective
- semireflexively adverb
- semireflexiveness noun
- ˈڱ澱Ա noun
- ˈڱ澱 adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of reflexive1
Example Sentences
“The other thing that we’ve seen, even more so the past couple of years, is that Emmy voters are often reflexively voting for whatever they voted for the previous years,” he adds.
Instead of reflexively defaulting to one position or another, we can cultivate a sense of likelihood by weighing all available evidence, incorporating new information as it arrives.
In his ruling last month, Wilson determined this could have been seen as the victim reacting reflexively to Kirk’s actions, and noted it’s unclear if she even hits Kirk.
"Hacks" retains its sharpness by defying reflexive expectations of cause and effect, especially when it comes to gendered considerations of power.
Despite his stepfather’s activism, Spencer was not a reflexive Republican.
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