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Defenition of the word reciprocal

    • Defenition of the word reciprocal

      • (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
      • concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return; "reciprocal aid"; "reciprocal trade"; "reciprocal respect"; "reciprocal privileges at other clubs"
      • hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype
      • (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
      • something (a term or expression or concept) that has a reciprocal relation to something else; "risk is the reciprocal of safety"
      • of or relating to the multiplicative inverse of a quantity or function; "the reciprocal ratio of a:b is b:a"
      • 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"
      • of or relating to or suggestive of complementation; "interchangeable electric outlets"
      • something (a term or expression or concept) that has a reciprocal relation to something else
      • of or relating to the multiplicative inverse of a quantity or function
      • concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return

    Synonyms for the word reciprocal

      • inverse
      • mutual

    Similar words in the reciprocal

      • avenging
      • bilateral
      • complementary
      • correlative
      • interactional
      • interactive
      • interchangeable
      • inverse
      • mutual
      • reciprocal
      • reciprocating
      • reciprocative
      • reciprocatory
      • requited
      • retaliative
      • retaliatory
      • retributive
      • retributory
      • vindicatory

    Hypernyms for the word reciprocal

      • cross
      • crossbreeding
      • crossing
      • hybridisation
      • hybridization
      • hybridizing
      • interbreeding
      • inverse
      • opposite
      • reciprocality
      • reciprocity

    Antonyms for the word reciprocal

      • nonreciprocal

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