Reflexive
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Reflexive may refer to:
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In grammar:
In mathematics and computer science:
In social science:
Other uses:
In fiction:
- MetafictionMetafictionMetafiction, also known as Romantic irony in the context of Romantic works of literature, is a type of fiction that self-consciously addresses the devices of fiction, exposing the fictional illusion...
In grammar:
- Reflexive pronounReflexive pronounA reflexive pronoun is a pronoun that is preceded by the noun, adjective, adverb or pronoun to which it refers within the same clause. In generative grammar, a reflexive pronoun is an anaphor that must be bound by its antecedent...
, a pronoun with a reflexive relationship with its self-identical antecedent - Reflexive verbReflexive verbIn grammar, a reflexive verb is a verb whose semantic agent and patient are the same. For example, the English verb to perjure is reflexive, since one can only perjure oneself...
, where a semantic agent and patient are the same
In mathematics and computer science:
- Reflexive relationReflexive relationIn mathematics, a reflexive relation is a binary relation on a set for which every element is related to itself, i.e., a relation ~ on S where x~x holds true for every x in S. For example, ~ could be "is equal to".-Related terms:...
, a certain relation where elements of a set are self-related - Reflexive user interface, an interface that permits its own command verbCommand verbIn human-computer interaction, a command verb is a verb that appears in a user interface and which is used for the user to tell the computer to do something . For instance, the words "edit" and "view" and "help" which appear in the web browser menu are all clearly verbs...
s and sometimes underlying code to be edited - Reflexive operator algebraReflexive operator algebraIn functional analysis, a reflexive operator algebra A is an operator algebra that has enough invariant subspaces to characterize it. Formally, A is reflexive if it is equal to the algebra of bounded operators which leave invariant each subspace left invariant by every operator in A.This should not...
, an operator algebra that has enough invariant subspaces to characterize it - Reflexive spaceReflexive spaceIn functional analysis, a Banach space is called reflexive if it coincides with the dual of its dual space in the topological and algebraic senses. Reflexive Banach spaces are often characterized by their geometric properties.- Normed spaces :Suppose X is a normed vector space over R or C...
, a subset of Banach spaces - Reflexive argument, in artificial intelligence and logic, one where the conjunction of the premises is equal to the consequent
In social science:
- Reflexivity (social theory)Reflexivity (social theory)Reflexivity refers to circular relationships between cause and effect. A reflexive relationship is bidirectional with both the cause and the effect affecting one another in a situation that does not render both functions causes and effects...
, a concept in social theory relating to the capacity of an individual agent to act against influences of socialization and social structure - Reflexive learning, in socio-economics, learning that occurs automatically in response to altered circumstances
Other uses:
- Reflexive EntertainmentReflexive EntertainmentReflexive Entertainment is a computer game developer based in Lake Forest, California. The company was founded by Lars Brubaker in 1997...
, a video game developer - Reflexive writing, a genre of writing style