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Definition of self-reference - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
math theoryTECH. situation where an expression points to itselfTECH.
- This sentence is an example of self-reference.
- The paradox arises from a subtle form of self-reference.
- Self-reference often appears in logical puzzles and programming languages.
Origin of self-reference
Self-explanatory, self + reference
Terms with self-reference included in their meaning
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self-reference
referring to oneself as the speaker
self-reference
in relation to oneself
self-reference
self-referential or about itself
self-reference
male speaker referring to himself humorously
self-reference
female speaker referring to herself
self-reference
used humorously to refer to oneself
self-reference
used to refer to the speaker or writer
self-reference
the person speaking or writing
self-reference
paradox where a statement refers to itself and contradicts itself
self-reference
drawing upon itself, referring back
self reference
state of being reflexive or self-referential
self-reference
referring back to itself or its own nature
self-reference
person speaking who ends up doing something unwanted
spatial perspective
related to a self-based spatial reference
self-reference
not applicable to itself
self-reference
study of language use to discuss language itself
self-reference
ironic way to refer to oneself
self-reference
quality of referring to itself or its own parts
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- French:autoréférence, ...
- Italian:autoriferimento, ...
- Spanish:autorreferencia, ...
- Portuguese:autorreferência, ...
- Chinese:自指, ...
- Japanese:自己言及, ...
- Arabic:إِحَالَة ذَاتِيَّة, ...
- Hebrew:הִתְיַחֲסוּת עַצְמִית, ...
- Russian:самореференция, ...
- Ukrainian:самопосилання, ...
- Hindi:स्वसंदर्भ, ...
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