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Definitions for reciprocal
rɪˈsɪp rə kəlre·cip·ro·cal
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Princeton's WordNet
reciprocalnoun
something (a term or expression or concept) that has a reciprocal relation to something else
"risk is the reciprocal of safety"
multiplicative inverse, reciprocalnoun
(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
reciprocal cross, reciprocaladjective
hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype
reciprocal, mutualadjective
concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return
"reciprocal aid"; "reciprocal trade"; "mutual respect"; "reciprocal privileges at other clubs"
reciprocaladjective
of or relating to the multiplicative inverse of a quantity or function
"the reciprocal ratio of a:b is b:a"
Wiktionary
reciprocalnoun
Of a number, the number obtained by dividing 1 by the given number; the result of exchanging the numerator and the denominator of a fraction.
0.5 is the reciprocal of 2.
reciprocaladjective
Of a feeling, action or such: mutual, uniformly felt or done by each party towards the other or others; two-way.
reciprocaladjective
Something that is contrary or opposite.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
RECIPROCALadjective
Etymology: reciprocus, Lat. reciproque, Fr.
Corruption is reciprocal to generation; and they two are as nature’s two boundaries, and guides to life and death. Francis Bacon.
What if that light,
To the terrestial moon be as a star,
Enlight’ning her by day, as she by night,
This earth? reciprocal, if land be there,
Fields and inhabitants. John Milton.Where there’s no hope of a reciprocal aid, there can be no reason for the mutual obligation. Roger L'Estrange.
In reciprocal duties, the failure on one side justifies not a failure on the other. Clarissa.
These two rules will render a definition reciprocal with the thing defined; which, in the schools, signifies, that the definition may be used in the place of the thing defined. Isaac Watts.
According to the laws of motion, if the bulk and activity of aliment and medicines are in reciprocal proportion, the effect will be the same. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.
ChatGPT
reciprocal
A reciprocal is a mathematical term referring to the quantity or number obtained by dividing 1 by a given quantity or number. In other words, it is the inverse of a number. For example, the reciprocal of 5 is 1/5, and the reciprocal of 1/2 is 2.
Webster Dictionary
Reciprocaladjective
recurring in vicissitude; alternate
Reciprocaladjective
done by each to the other; interchanging or interchanged; given and received; due from each to each; mutual; as, reciprocal love; reciprocal duties
Reciprocaladjective
mutually interchangeable
Reciprocaladjective
reflexive; -- applied to pronouns and verbs, but sometimes limited to such pronouns as express mutual action
Reciprocaladjective
used to denote different kinds of mutual relation; often with reference to the substitution of reciprocals for given quantities. See the Phrases below
Reciprocalnoun
that which is reciprocal to another thing
Reciprocalnoun
the quotient arising from dividing unity by any quantity; thus, / is the reciprocal of 4; 1/(a +b) is the reciprocal of a + b. The reciprocal of a fraction is the fraction inverted, or the denominator divided by the numerator
Wikidata
Reciprocal
A reciprocal is a linguistic structure that marks a particular kind of relationship between two noun phrases. In a reciprocal construction, each of the participants occupies both the role of agent and patient with respect to each other. For example, the English sentence "John and Mary cut each other's hair", contains a reciprocal structure: John cuts Mary's hair, and Mary cuts John's. Many languages, such as Turkic or Bantu languages, have special reciprocal morphemes in verbs. English does not, and it generally uses "each other" or some other phrase to indicate reciprocity. Latin uses inter and the reflexive pronoun of the subject of the verb: inter se when the verb is third-person. Most Indo-European languages do not have special markers for reciprocity on verbs, and reciprocal constructions are expressed through reflexivity or other mechanisms. For example, Russian marks reciprocity in intransitive verbs with the suffix -ся, which has also reflexive and passive interpretations.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Reciprocal
rē-sip′rō-kal, adj. acting in return: mutual: alternating: interchangeable: giving and receiving.—n. that which is reciprocal: (math.) the quotient resulting from the division of unity by any given quantity.—n. Reciprocal′ity, the state or quality of being reciprocal: mutual return.—adv. Recip′rocally, mutually: interchangeably: inversely.—ns. Recip′rocalness; Recip′rocant (math.), a contravariant expressing a certain condition of tangency: a differential invariant.—adj. Recip′rocantive, relating to a reciprocant.—v.t. Recip′rocāte, to give and receive mutually: to requite: to interchange: to alternate.—v.i. to move backward and forward: (coll.) to make a return or response.—ns. Recip′rocating-en′gine, an engine in which the piston moves forward and backward in a straight line; Reciprocā′tion, interchange of acts: alternation.—adj. Recip′rocātive, acting reciprocally.—n. Reciproc′ity, mutual obligations: action and reaction: equality of commercial privileges.—adjs. Rec′iprock, Rec′iproque (Bacon), reciprocal; Recip′rocous (rare), turning back: reciprocal.—Reciprocal proportion is when, of four terms taken in order, the first has to the second the same ratio which the fourth has to the third; Reciprocal ratio, the ratio of the reciprocals of two quantities; Reciprocal terms, those that have the same signification and consequently are convertible; Reciprocating motion, by this the power is transmitted from one part of a machine to another. [L. reciprocus.]
The Standard Electrical Dictionary
Reciprocal
The reciprocal of a number is the quotient obtained by dividing one by the number. Thus the reciprocal of 8 is 1/8. Applied to fractions the above operation is carried out by simply inverting the fraction. Thus the reciprocal of 3/4 is 4/3 or 1-1/3.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of reciprocal in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of reciprocal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of reciprocal in a Sentence
It may have been a surprise to others but it certainly wasn't a surprise to the government, australian naval vessels have visited China. This was a program of a reciprocal visit. That is a further demonstration of the relationship that we have.
The idea of a more flexible negotiating position that's comprehensive in scope but step by step in implementation is welcome, but the scope and sequence of each reciprocal step still has to be realistic.
Ihave notified the Congress of my intention to enter into a trade agreement with Mexico -- and with Canada if it is willing, in a timely manner, to meet the high standards for free, fair, and reciprocal trade contained therein.
The most urgent task of our time is to strengthen the supply chain’s resilience based on reciprocal solidarity, the pandemic, geopolitical conflicts, the rivalry for technological hegemony, and the weakening multilateral trade system have led to the fragmentation of the global supply chain, causing it to reshape.
In southern Europe, reciprocal help is an important value, for emotional and material reasons. Young people leave home later than their northern European contemporaries. They live close to their parents, so their parents can help with child-rearing and then they, in turn, take care of elderly parents. Because of COVID, this system is now in crisis.
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- متبادلArabic
- al revés, mutu, a l'inrevés, recíprocCatalan, Valencian
- reciprokDanish
- Kehrwert, gegenseitig, entgegengesetzt, reziprok, umgekehrtGerman
- αμοιβαίοςGreek
- mutuo, recíproco, al revésSpanish
- متقابلPersian
- vastavuoroinen, käänteisluku, päinvastainenFinnish
- réciproque, inverseFrench
- הדדיHebrew
- पारस्परिकHindi
- umhverfa, margföldunarandhverfa, margföldunarumhverfaIcelandic
- 逆数Japanese
- savitarpinisLithuanian
- whakautuutuMāori
- odwrotność, odwrotny, wzajemnyPolish
- recíproca, recíprocoPortuguese
- invers, reciproc, reciprocăRomanian
- обоюдный, обратный, взаимныйRussian
- inversSwedish
- rezipikVolapük
- 互惠的Chinese
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