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Definition of Reciprocals
1. reciprocal [n] - See also: reciprocal
Lexicographical Neighbors of Reciprocals
Literary usage of Reciprocals
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on the Higher Plane Curves: Intended as a Sequel to A Treatise on by George Salmon (1879)
"The number of constants in the case of skew reciprocals only exceeding by three
the number of constants in the case of reciprocals with regard to a conic, ..."
2. The Theory of Screws: A Study in the Dynamics of a Rigid Body by Robert Stawell Ball (1876)
"Divide[ the six co-reciprocals into any two groups A and B of three each, then
it appears from § 111 that the pitch qua- dric of each of these groups is ..."
3. Chapters on the Modern Geometry of the Point, Line, and Circle: Being the by Richard Townsend (1863)
"When two ratios a : b and c : d are reciprocals to each other, ... Arithmetic the
numbers nothing and infinity are reciprocals to each other, ..."
4. A Treatise on Conic Sections: Containing an Account of Some of the Most by George Salmon (1879)
"Hence, " the sum of the reciprocals of the segments of any focal chord of an
ellipse is constant." We know (p. 185) that this sum is four times the ..."
5. A Treatise on the Analytic Geometry of Three Dimensions by George Salmon (1874)
"For the reciprocals of the tangent cones from that point have the same planes of
circular section (Art. 148), and these reciprocals are the asymptotic cones ..."
6. A Treatise on the Analytic Geometry of Three Dimensions by George Salmon (1865)
"For the reciprocals of the tangent cones from that point have the same planes of
circular section (Art. 144), and these reciprocals are the asymptotic cones ..."
7. A Treatise on the Analytic Geometry of Three Dimensions by George Salmon (1862)
"For the reciprocals of the tangent cones from that point have the same circular
sections (Art. 141), and these reciprocals are the asymptotic cones of the ..."
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