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Definition of Reciprocal
1. Adjective. Concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return. "Reciprocal privileges at other clubs"
Similar to: Bilateral, Trilateral, Correlative, Interactional, Interactive, Reciprocative, Reciprocatory, Reciprocative, Reciprocatory
Derivative terms: Mutuality, Mutuality, Mutualness, Reciprocality, Reciprocity, Reciprocity
Antonyms: Nonreciprocal
2. Noun. Something (a term or expression or concept) that has a reciprocal relation to something else. "Risk is the reciprocal of safety"
3. Adjective. Of or relating to the multiplicative inverse of a quantity or function. "The reciprocal ratio of a:b is b:a"
4. Noun. (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.
Category relationships: Math, Mathematics, Maths
Generic synonyms: Inverse, Opposite
5. Noun. Hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype.
Generic synonyms: Cross, Crossbreeding, Crossing, Hybridisation, Hybridization, Hybridizing, Interbreeding
Definition of Reciprocal
1. a. Recurring in vicissitude; alternate.
2. n. That which is reciprocal to another thing.
Definition of Reciprocal
1. Adjective. Of a feeling, action or such: mutual, uniformly felt or done by each party towards the other or others; two-way. ¹
2. Adjective. Something that is contrary or opposite. ¹
3. Noun. (arithmetic) 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. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Reciprocal
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Medical Definition of Reciprocal
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1. Recurring in vicissitude; alternate.
2. Done by each to the other; interchanging or interchanged; given and received; due from each to each; mutual; as, reciprocal love; reciprocal duties. "Let our reciprocal vows be remembered." (Shak)
3. Mutually interchangeable. "These two rules will render a definition reciprocal with the thing defined." (I. Watts)
4. Reflexive; applied to pronouns and verbs, but sometimes limited to such pronouns as express mutual action.
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