RECIPROCAL

/ɹɪˈsɪpɹək(ə)l/ ► audio Scrabble 16 Words With Friends 20

Definition

  1. adjective concerning each of two or more persons or things. — synonyms: mutual
  2. adjective of or relating to the multiplicative inverse of a quantity or function.
  3. noun something (a term or expression or concept) that has an inverse relation to something else.
  4. noun (mathematics) one of a pair of numbers whose product is 1: the reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2. — synonyms: multiplicative_inverse
  5. noun hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype. — synonyms: reciprocal_cross

Examples

  • “0.5 is the reciprocal of 2.”
  • “reciprocal love; reciprocal duties”
  • “a reciprocal invitation to lunch”

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