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Reflexive may refer to:
In fiction:
MetafictionMetafiction is a type of fiction that self-consciously addresses the devices of fiction, exposing the fictional illusion. It is the literary term describing fictional writing that self-consciously and systematically draws attention to its status as an artifact in posing questions about the...
In grammar:
- Reflexive pronoun
A reflexive pronoun is a pronoun that is preceded by the noun 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 verb
In 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 user interface (computer science), an interface which permits its own command verb
In 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 algebra
In 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...
(mathematics)
- Reflexive relation
In mathematics, a reflexive relation is a binary relation on a set for which every element is related to itself, i.e., a relation R on S where xRx holds true for every x in S.-Related terms:...
(mathematics), a certain relation where elements of a set are self-related
- Reflexive space
In functional analysis, a Banach space is called reflexive if it coincides with the dual of its dual space in 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...
(mathematics)
- Reflexive argument in artificial intelligence and logic, one where the conjunction of the premises is equal to the consequent
In social sciences:
- Reflexivity (social theory)
In sociology, reflexivity is an act of self-reference where examination or action 'bends back on', refers to, and affects the entity instigating the action or examination. In brief, reflexivity refers to circular relationships between cause and effect...
, a concept in social theory
- Reflexive learning (socio-economics), learning that occurs automatically in response to altered circumstances
Other:
- Reflexive Entertainment
Reflexive Entertainment is a computer game developer based in Lake Forest, California. The company was founded by Lars Brubaker in 1997...
, an independent video game developer