Noun: reflexiveness ri'flek-siv-nus
- The coreferential relation between a reflexive pronoun and its antecedent
"In 'John hurt himself', the reflexiveness is shown by 'himself' referring back to 'John'";
- reflexivity
- (logic and mathematics) a relation such that it holds between an element and itself
"The equality relation exhibits reflexiveness since any number is equal to itself";
- reflexivity
Type of: coreference, logical relation, mathematical relation
Encyclopedia: Reflexiveness