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| 1. | [ adjective ] concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return; | |
| Synonyms: | mutual | |
| Examples: | "reciprocal aid" "reciprocal trade" "reciprocal respect" "reciprocal privileges at other clubs" |
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| Related terms: | nonreciprocal mutual retaliative inverse complementary avenging requited reciprocative bilateral interactional reciprocating correlative | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (mathematics) one of a pair of numbers whose product is 1: the reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2; the multiplicative inverse of 7 is 1/7 | |
| Synonyms: | multiplicative_inverse | |
| Related terms: | inverse mathematics | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (biology,sexuality) hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype | |
| Synonyms: | reciprocal_cross | |
| Related terms: | hybridization | |
| 4. | [ noun ] something (a term or expression or concept) that has a reciprocal relation to something else | |
| Examples: | "risk is the reciprocal of safety" |
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| Related terms: | reciprocality | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] of or relating to the multiplicative inverse of a quantity or function | |
| Examples: | "the reciprocal ratio of a:b is b:a" |
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| Related terms: | inverse | |
| 6. | [ adjective ] of or relating to or suggestive of complementation | |
| Synonyms: | interchangeable complementary | |
| Examples: | "interchangeable electric outlets" |
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| 7. | [ noun ] (math) one of a pair of numbers whose product is 1: the reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2; the inverse of 7 is 1/7 | |
| Synonyms: | inverse opposite | |
| Related terms: | opposition reciprocality multiplicative_inverse additive_inverse | |
| Similar spelling: |
reciprocally reciprocality reciprocate reciprocatory reciprocative reciprocation reciprocating reciprocity |
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