reciprocal
adjective
1. concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return
- reciprocal aid
- reciprocal trade
- reciprocal privileges at other clubs
Similar word(s): bilateral, trilateral, correlative, interactional, interactive, reciprocative, reciprocatory, mutual
2. of or relating to the multiplicative inverse of a quantity or function
- the reciprocal ratio of a:b is b:a
Similar word(s): inverse
Sentences with reciprocal as an adjective:
- reciprocal love; reciprocal duties
noun
1. something (a term or expression or concept) that has an inverse relation to something else
- risk is the reciprocal of safety
Definition categories: link, reciprocality, reciprocity
2. (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
Definition categories: link, inverse, opposite
3. hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype
Definition categories: act, cross, crossbreeding, crossing, hybridization, hybridizing, interbreeding
Sentences with reciprocal as a noun:
- 0.5 is the reciprocal of 2.