Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not reflexive.
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- adjective set theory Of a
binary relation R onX : such that no element of X is R-related to itself.
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Examples
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Given that "exemplifies" picks out a two-term irreflexive and asymmetrical relation, God cannot be identical with existence.
Divine Simplicity Vallicella, William F. 2006
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Due to the domain and the range of G being disjunctive sets, the relation G has the following formal features: it is irreflexive, asymmetric, and transitive; moreover, G is many-one, but not one-many.
Slices of Matisse gerard varni 2009
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The argument is that without distinct individuals that are metaphysically prior to the relations, there is nothing to stand in the irreflexive relations that are supposed to confer individuality on the relata.
Structural Realism Ladyman, James 2009
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The relation of having opposite spin that is had by electrons in the singlet state is clearly such an irreflexive relation and Saunders argues that, since by Leibniz's law, the holding of an irreflexive relation aRb entails the existence of distinct relata a and
Structural Realism Ladyman, James 2009
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It is straightforward to check that this formula is valid in a frame if and only if the frame is irreflexive.
Hybrid Logic Braüner, Torben 2008
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They also accept Aristotle's analysis of movement as necessarily an irreflexive relation; they believe, however, that
Byzantine Philosophy Ierodiakonou, Katerina 2008
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Physics 7.1 and 8.5 and cited by Metochites in the preceding paragraph, namely that movement is necessarily an irreflexive relation.
Byzantine Philosophy Ierodiakonou, Katerina 2008
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More precisely, the referential structure in self-referential paradoxes such as the liar is a reflexive relation on a singleton set, whereas the referential structure in Yablo's paradox is isomorphic to the usual less-than ordering on the natural numbers, which is an irreflexive relation.
Self-Reference Bolander, Thomas 2008
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Ontological priority: there is an irreflexive, asymmetric, and transitive relation of ontological priority between entities.
Monism Schaffer, Jonathan 2007
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August 14, 2006, 4: 01 pm home mortgage says: home mortgage aerates matching Hanoverianize irreflexive?
The Volokh Conspiracy » Keylogging Devices And the Wiretap Act: 2004
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