Reflexivity (Noun)
Meaning 1
The coreferential relation between a reflexive pronoun and its antecedent.
Classification
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas.
Synonyms
Meaning 2
(logic and mathematics) a relation such that it holds between an element and itself.
Classification
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas.
Examples
- The identity relation on a set has the property of reflexivity, since every element is related to itself.
- In a reflexive relation, every element of the set is a fixed point, meaning it is related to itself.
- The equality relation on numbers exhibits reflexivity, as any number is equal to itself.
- One of the key properties of partial orders is reflexivity, which means that every element is less than or equal to itself.
- The relation of "being the same size as" between geometric shapes is an example of a reflexive relation, as any shape is the same size as itself.