reciprocal

(rĭ-sĭp'rə-kəl)
adj.

1. Concerning each of two or more persons or things.
2. Interchanged, given, or owed to each other: reciprocal agreements to abolish customs duties; a reciprocal invitation to lunch.
3. Performed, experienced, or felt by both sides: reciprocal respect.
4. Interchangeable; complementary: reciprocal electric outlets.
5. Grammar. Expressing mutual action or relationship. Used of some verbs and compound pronouns.
6. Mathematics. Of or relating to the reciprocal of a quantity.
7. Physiology. Of or relating to a neuromuscular phenomenon in which the excitation of one group of muscles is accompanied by the inhibition of another.
8. Genetics. Of or designating a pair of crosses in which the male or female parent in one cross is of the same genotype or phenotype as the complementary female or male parent in the other cross.

n.

1. Something that is reciprocal to something else.
2. Mathematics. A number related to another in such a way that when multiplied together their product is 1. For example, the reciprocal of 7 is ¹/₇; the reciprocal of ²/₃ is ³/₂.

[From Latin reciprocus, alternating.]

reciprocality re·cip'ro·cal'i·ty (-kăl'ĭ-tē) or re·cip'ro·cal·ness (-kəl-nĭs) n.
reciprocally re·cip'ro·cal·ly adv.

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The reciprocal pronouns are each other and one another. See each ³.

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The reciprocal of x is 1/x.

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Result derived from the division of 1 by a given quantity.
For example, the reciprocal of 2 is 1 / 2 .

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adjective

Having the same relationship each to the other: mutual, reciprocative. See connect.

adj

Definition: exchanged, alternate
Antonyms: independent, singular

adj. 1. (of an agreement or obligation) bearing on or binding each of two parties equally: the treaty is a bilateral commitment with reciprocal rights and duties.

2. (of a course or bearing) differing from a given course or bearing by 180 degrees.

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Bilateral; two-sided; mutual; interchanged.

Reciprocal obligations are duties owed by one individual to another and vice versa. A reciprocal contract is one in which the parties enter into mutual agreements.

Reciprocal laws are statutes of one state that give rights and privileges to the citizens of another state if that state extends similar privileges to the citizens of the first state. A common example is the Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act, which is a uniform law adopted in a majority of jurisdictions, by which a tribunal in the state where a wife or mother resides is able to commence proceedings for child support against a husband or father who resides in another state.

IN BRIEF: Done, given, or felt equally by both sides. Also: Inversely related; opposite.

Real friendship is a slow grower, and never thrives unless engrafted upon a stock of known and reciprocal merit. — Lord Chesterfield Stanhope (1694-1773)

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The number by which a given number must be multiplied to get a result of one. The reciprocal of one-half, for example, is two.

1. expressed in the reverse direction, in response to an initial application of any force or stimulus.
2. (in mathematics) the inverse value, obtained when the values of numerator and denominator are reversed; the reciprocal of x is obtained by evaluating 1/x.

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Mathematically the reciprocal of x is 1/x. See also translocation.

• r. crosses — matings of two phenotypes in which both the male and the female of both phenotypes are crossed, usually to detect sex linkage.

For a list of words related to reciprocal, see:

• Quantities, Relationships, and Operations - reciprocal: multiplicative inverse; number which when multiplied by its reciprocal is one
• Order, Hierarchy, and Systems - reciprocal: (adj) shared by or affecting both sides equally

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - gensidig, reciprok, modsvarende
n. - reciprok værdi

Nederlands (Dutch)
wederkerig, als tegenprestatie, reciproque

Français (French)
adj. - réciproque, mutuel
n. - (Math) inverse, réciproque

Deutsch (German)
adj. - reziprok, gegenseitig
n. - Kehrwert

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αμοιβαίος, ανταποδοτικός, (γραμμ.) αλληλοπαθής, (μαθημ.) αντίστροφος
n. - (μαθημ.) αντίστροφο

Italiano (Italian)
reciproco

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - recíproco
n. - recíproca (f)

Русский (Russian)
взаимный, обоюдный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - recíproco, mutuo
n. - equivalente, contraparte, complemento

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ömsesidig
n. - (mat) reciprokt värde

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
相互的, 交互的, 相互补偿的, 互惠的, 对等的, 回报的, 报答的, 互相作用的事物, 倒数, 对应的事物

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 相互的, 交互的, 相互補償的, 互惠的, 對等的, 回報的, 報答的
n. - 互相作用的事物, 倒數, 對應的事物

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 상호간의, 상반하는
n. - 역수, 반수, reciprocate
v. tr. - 왕복 운동을 시키다, 교환하다, 주고 받다
v. intr. - 보답하다, 갚다, 대응하다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 相互の, お返しの, 報復の, 逆の
n. - 逆数

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متبادل (الاسم) تبادلي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮הדדי, משותף‬
n. - ‮מספר הפוך (מתמטיקה)‬

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