Reflection vs Reflexive - What's the difference?
reflection | reflexive |
The act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.
The property of a propagated wave being thrown back from a surface (such as a mirror).
Something, such as an image, that is reflected.
(senseid) Careful thought or consideration.
*{{quote-book, year=1959, author=(Georgette Heyer), title=(The Unknown Ajax), chapter=1
, passage=But Richmond, his grandfather's darling, after one thoughtful glance cast under his lashes at that uncompromising countenance appeared to lose himself in his own reflections .}}
An implied criticism.
(label) The process or mechanism of determining the capabilities of an object at run-time.
(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 nouns the difference between reflection and reflexive
is that reflection is the act of reflecting or the state of being reflected while reflexive is a reflexive pronoun.As an adjective reflexive is
referring back to the subject, or having an object equal to the subject.reflection
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Alternative forms
* reflexionNoun
(en noun)Derived terms
* reflectional * reflectionless * self-reflectionSee also
* refraction * diffractionreflexive
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(Reflexive verb)Adjective
(-)- "Equals" is a reflexive relation.
- The electric shock elicited an automatic and reflexive response from him.
- a reflexive dislike