Antecedent vs Reflexive - What's the difference?
antecedent | reflexive |
Earlier, either in time or order.
presumptive
Any thing that precedes another thing, especially the cause of the second thing.
An ancestor.
(grammar) A word, phrase or clause referred to by a pronoun.
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(logic) The conditional part of a hypothetical proposition.
(math) The first term of a ratio, i.e. the term a'' in the ratio ''a:b , the other being the consequent.
(grammar) Referring back to the subject, or having an object equal to the subject.
(set theory) Of a relation R'' on a set ''S'', such that ''xRx'' for all members ''x'' of ''S (that is, the relation holds between any element of the set and itself).
Of or resulting from a reflex.
(figurative) Producing immediate response, spontaneous.
As adjectives the difference between antecedent and reflexive
is that antecedent is antecedent, preceding while reflexive is .As a noun antecedent
is antecedent (any thing that precedes another thing).antecedent
English
(wikipedia antecedent)Adjective
(-)- an event antecedent to the Biblical Flood
- an antecedent cause
- an antecedent improbability
Noun
{{examples-right, sense=linguistics: expression referred to by pronoun, examples= * In “The policeman asked the boy what he was doing.”, the phrase “the boy” is the antecedent of the pronoun “he”. * In the sentence “I saw my girlfriend yesterday wearing her old jacket which is odd because she almost never wears it.”, the phrase “my girlfriend” is the antecedent of “her” and “old jacket” is the antecedent of “it”.}} (en noun)- [W]hereas it might seem orderly that, as who'' is appropriated to persons, so ''that'' should have been appropriated to things the antecedent of ''that is often personal.
- One such condition can be formulated in terms of the
c-command relation defined in (9) above: the relevant condition is given in (16)
below:
(16) C-COMMAND CONDITION ON ANAPHORS
An anaphor must have an appropriate c-commanding antecedent
- (rfex)
Synonyms
* (something which precedes) precedent, precursor * (an ancestor) ascendant, ascendent, forebear, forefather, forerunner, predecessor, progenitorAntonyms
* (in logic) consequent, (for sequents) succedent * (in linguistics) anaphorHolonyms
* conditional * SeeSee also
* juxtaposition ----reflexive
English
(Reflexive verb)Adjective
(-)- "Equals" is a reflexive relation.
- The electric shock elicited an automatic and reflexive response from him.
- a reflexive dislike
