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Quick definitions from WordNet (reciprocal)
▸ noun: something (a term or expression or concept) that has a reciprocal relation to something else ("Risk is the reciprocal of safety")
▸ noun: hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype
▸ 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
▸ adjective: concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return ("Reciprocal aid")
▸ adjective: of or relating to the multiplicative inverse of a quantity or function ("The reciprocal ratio of a:b is b:a")
▸ adjective: of or relating to or suggestive of complementation
▸ Also see reciprocals
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▸ noun: something (a term or expression or concept) that has a reciprocal relation to something else ("Risk is the reciprocal of safety")
▸ noun: hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype
▸ 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
▸ adjective: concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return ("Reciprocal aid")
▸ adjective: of or relating to the multiplicative inverse of a quantity or function ("The reciprocal ratio of a:b is b:a")
▸ adjective: of or relating to or suggestive of complementation
▸ Also see reciprocals
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to reciprocal
▸ Usage examples for reciprocal
▸ Popular adjectives describing reciprocal
▸ Popular nouns described by reciprocal
▸ Words that often appear near reciprocal
▸ Rhymes of reciprocal
▸ Invented words related to reciprocal