irreflexive

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Italic *n̥-

Latin in-bor.

Middle English in-

English ir-

English reflexive

English irreflexive

From ir- + reflexive.

Adjective

irreflexive (not comparable)

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

Antonyms

• reflexive

Derived terms

• irreflexively
• irreflexiveness
• irreflexivity

Translations

of a binary relation

• Czech: ireflexivní m
• Romanian: ireflexiv m or n