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reflexiveness

/rɪˈflek.sɪv.nəs/

Traducción: Sustantivo que denota la cualidad o estado de ser reflexivo, especialmente en gramática, donde un pronombre se refiere a su antecedente, o en lógica y matemáticas, donde una relación se da entre un elemento y sí mismo.

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noun

C2formalcommon/rɪˈflek.sɪv.nəs/

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A noun referring to the quality or state of being reflexive, particularly in grammar where a pronoun refers back to its antecedent, or in logic and mathematics where a relation holds between an element and itself.

  • 🇪🇸Sustantivo que denota la cualidad o estado de ser reflexivo, especialmente en gramática, donde un pronombre se refiere a su antecedente, o en lógica y matemáticas, donde una relación se da entre un elemento y sí mismo.
  1. Linguistic property C2 formal

    The grammatical relationship where a reflexive pronoun refers back to the subject of the sentence.

    • Reflexiveness in English is shown with pronouns like 'myself' or 'himself'.
    • The sentence 'She taught herself' demonstrates reflexiveness.
    • Linguists study reflexiveness to understand how languages handle coreference.

    🇪🇸reflexividad

    Sinónimos: reflexivity

  2. Mathematical property C2 formal

    In logic and mathematics, a relation that holds between an element and itself.

    • Equality is a classic example of reflexiveness in mathematics.
    • The relation 'is equal to' satisfies reflexiveness because every number equals itself.
    • Reflexiveness is one of the three properties of an equivalence relation.

    🇪🇸Reflexividad (matemática)

    Sinónimos: reflexivity

  • reflexivenesses plural form
  • reflexivenesses' possessive plural form
  • reflexiveness's possessive singular form