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reflexive

adj
/ɹɪˈflɛksɪv/CA

Etymology

From Medieval Latin reflexīvus, from Latin reflexus, equivalent to reflex + -ive.

  1. derived from reflexus
  2. borrowed from reflexīvus

Definitions

  1. Referring back to the subject, or having an object equal to the subject.

  2. Of a relation R on a set S, such that xRx for all members x of S (that is, the relation…

    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, as it holds for all possible x; "not less" is non-reflexive because it is true only for some x and y, "unequal" is irreflexive, as it never holds between x and itself.

  3. Of or resulting from a reflex.

    • The electric shock elicited an automatic and reflexive response from him.
  4. ›+ 5 more definitions

    1. Producing immediate response, spontaneous.

      • a reflexive dislike

    2. Producing or provoking a reciprocal response.

    3. Synonym of reflective.

    4. A reflexive pronoun.

    5. A reflexive verb.

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Derived

autoreflexive, hyperreflexive, hyporeflexive, metareflexive, photoreflexive, pseudoreflexive, quasireflexive, reflexicon, reflexive law, reflexiveness, reflexive possessive, reflexive possessive pronoun, reflexive pronoun, reflexive statement, reflexive verb, reflexivity, reflexivization, reflexivize, self-reflexive, unreflexive

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at reflexive. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at reflexive. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

6 hops · closes at reflexive

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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