- In
analytic philosophy and
computer science,
referential transparency and
referential opacity are
properties of
linguistic constructions, and by extension...
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Referential integrity is a
property of data
stating that all its
references are valid. In the
context of
relational databases, it
requires that if a value...
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includes numerous instances of self-
referentiality. The
surrealist painter René
Magritte is
famous for his self-
referential works. His
painting The Treachery...
- Self-
referential humor, also
known as self-reflexive humor, self-aware humor, or meta humor, is a type of
comedic expression that—either
directed toward...
- " Liar paradox: "This
sentence is false." This is the
canonical self-
referential paradox. Also "Is the
answer to this
question 'no'?", and "I'm lying...
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Referential density is a
concept of ficto-narrative
theory put
forward by
Thomas G.
Pavel in his 1986 book,
Fictional Worlds. The
concept refers to the...
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parents of a
suicidal youth suffering from a
variation of this illness, "
referential mania",
decide to
remove him from a
hospital in
order to keep a more...
- Self-
referential encoding is a
method of
organizing information in one's
memory in
which one
interprets incoming information in
relation to oneself, using...
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number of
words derive from the same root,
including refer, referee,
referential, referent, referendum. The verb
refer (to) and its
derivatives may carry...
- when the
questioner already knows the answer. They are
contrasted with
referential questions (or information-s****ing questions), a type of
question posed...
