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reflexiveness
re·flex·ive R0116900 (rĭ-flĕk′sĭv)adj.1. Directed back on itself.2. Grammar a. Of, relating to, or being a verb having an identical subject and direct object, as dressed in the sentence She dressed herself.b. Of, relating to, or being the pronoun used as the direct object of a reflexive verb, as herself in She dressed herself.3. Of or relating to a reflex.4. Elicited automatically; spontaneous: "a bid for ... reflexive left-wing approval" (Marshall Delaney).n. Grammar A reflexive verb or pronoun. See Usage Note at myself. re·flex′ive·ly adv.re·flex′ive·ness, re′flex·iv′i·ty (rē′flĕk-sĭv′ĭ-tē) n.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | reflexiveness - the coreferential relation between a reflexive pronoun and its antecedentreflexivitycoreference - the grammatical relation between two words that have a common referent | | 2. | reflexiveness - (logic and mathematics) a relation such that it holds between an element and itselfreflexivitymath, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangementlogic - the branch of philosophy that analyzes inferencelogical relation - a relation between propositionsmathematical relation - a relation between mathematical expressions (such as equality or inequality) |
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Synonyms for reflexivenessnoun the coreferential relation between a reflexive pronoun and its antecedentSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun (logic and mathematics) a relation such that it holds between an element and itselfSynonymsRelated Words- math
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- logical relation
- mathematical relation
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