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Reflexive Property (Jane Austen)

September 3, 2024From the book Math for English Majors

Someone notices that Pride & Prejudice and Sense & Sensibility have a lot in common and wonders if their authors had similar influences. Both are Jane Austen, so by the reflexive property, yes.

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[Holding Pride & Prejudice and Sense & Sensibility] "These books have so many funny commonalities! Do you think the two authors had similar influences?" "Well, they're both Jane Austen. So, by the reflexive property, yes."

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Topics
Logic & ProofAlgebra › Properties of Equality
Level
High SchoolCollege
Themes
Literature & Myth
People
Jane Austen