irreflexive

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What does irreflexive mean?

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

Where does irreflexive come from?

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.

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