Definition & Meaning of "Reciprocal"

reciprocal

/ɹɪsˈɪpɹəkə‍l/

/ɹɪˈsɪpɹəkəɫ/

related to a mutual exchange between two things or people

of or relating to the multiplicative inverse of a quantity or function

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 an inverse relation to something else

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