In a high school graduation class, (x,y) is in the relation r if person x is the same height as person y. Is this reflexive?

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In a high school graduation class, (x,y) is in the relation r if person x is the same height as person y. Is this reflexive?

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Let S be any non-empty set. Let R be a relation on S. Then R is Reflexive if
(a,a)E R for all ae S
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