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Reciprocal

noun
/ɹɪˈsɪpɹək(ə)l/
Word Frequency: 6.7

Definitions

1.nounThe number obtained by dividing 1 by another given number; the result of exchanging the numerator and the denominator of a fraction.
"0.5 is the reciprocal of 2."
2.noun(grammar) A construction expressing mutual action.
3.adjectiveOf a feeling, action or such: mutual, uniformly felt or done by each party towards the other or others; two-way.
"reciprocal love; reciprocal duties"
4.adjectiveMutually interchangeable.
5.adjective(grammar) expressing mutual action, applied to pronouns and verbs; also in a broad sense: reflexive
6.adjectiveUsed to denote different kinds of mutual relation; often with reference to the substitution of reciprocals for given quantities.
7.adjectiveDone, given, felt, or owed in return
"a reciprocal invitation to lunch"

Synonyms

multiplicative inversereflexivecontraryconversecrossinverseinvertedoppositemutualtwo-wayreciprocativecomplementary
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