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irreflexive

irreflexive adjective: of a binary relation R on X: such that no element of X is R-related to itself.

Adjective

irreflexive (not comparable)

  1. Of a binary relation R on X: such that no element of X is R-related to itself.

Antonyms of irreflexive

Origin of irreflexive

From ir- + reflexive.

Words formed from irreflexive

Questions about irreflexive

What does irreflexive mean?
Irreflexive means of a binary relation R on X: such that no element of X is R-related to itself.
What part of speech is irreflexive?
Irreflexive is an adjective.

Words near irreflexive in the dictionary

  1. irreferable
  2. irreferential
  3. irreflection
  4. irreflective
  5. irreflectiveness
  6. irreflexive
  7. irreflexively
  8. irreflexiveness
  9. irreflexivity
  10. irreformability
  11. irreformable

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