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reciprocal
[ri-sip-ruh-kuhl]
adjective
given or felt by each toward the other; mutual.
reciprocal respect.
given, performed, felt, etc., in return.
reciprocal aid.
matching; corresponding; equivalent.
reciprocal privileges at other health clubs.
Grammar.Ģż(of a pronoun or verb) expressing mutual relationship or action.
āEach otherā and āone anotherā are reciprocal pronouns.
inversely corresponding; opposing.
reciprocal muscles in your back.
Mathematics.Ģżnoting expressions, relations, etc., involving reciprocals.
a reciprocal function.
Navigation.Ģżbearing in a direction 180Ā° to a given direction; back.
noun
something that is reciprocal to something else.
Faith and fear are reciprocals.
Also called multiplicative inverse.ĢżMathematics.Ģżthe ratio of unity to a given quantity or expression; that by which the given quantity or expression is multiplied to produce unity.
The reciprocal of x is 1/x.
reciprocal
/ °łÉŖĖ²õÉŖ±č°łÉ°ģɱō /
adjective
of, relating to, or designating something given by each of two people, countries, etc, to the other; mutual
reciprocal friendship
reciprocal trade
given or done in return
a reciprocal favour
(of a pronoun) indicating that action is given and received by each subject; for example, each other in the sentence they started to shout at each other
maths of or relating to a number or quantity divided into one
nautical denoting a course or bearing that is 180Ā° from the previous or assumed one
noun
something that is reciprocal
Also called: inverse.Ģżmaths a number or quantity that when multiplied by a given number or quantity gives a product of one
the reciprocal of 2 is 0.5
reciprocal
Either of a pair of numbers whose product is 1. For example, the number 3 is the reciprocal of 1/3.
reciprocal
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.
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- reciprocality noun
- reciprocalness noun
- reciprocally adverb
- nonreciprocal adjective
- unreciprocal adjective
- °ł±šĖ³¦¾±±č°ł“Ē³¦²¹±ō±ō²ā adverb
- °ł±šĖ³¦¾±±č°ł“ĒĖ³¦²¹±ō¾±³Ł²ā noun
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of reciprocal1
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of reciprocal1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The Chinese readout of the conversation mentioned the its invitation but not the reciprocal one to the White House.
Of course, the Trump administration rather undermined their own logic by also levying "reciprocal" tariffs on countries with which it ran a trade surplus, such as the UK.
A slew of steep so-called "reciprocal tariffs" which were announced on 2 April were put on hold as countries from around the world negotiate with the White House.
Foot traffic at warehouse stores increased in the weeks before Trumpās tariffs went into effect, and again when reciprocal tariffs were poised to hit before a 90-day pause, according to recent data from analytics platform Placer.ai.
On Monday morning, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that the U.S. and China would be suspending the reciprocal tariffs of 125 percent the two nations had imposed on one another.
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When To Use
Reciprocal is an adjective used to describe things that involve an action done in response to another action in a way that is equivalent to it.To perform such an action is to reciprocate, and the act of doing so is called reciprocation. For example, when someone does you a favor, you can reciprocate by doing something nice for them.The word reciprocal is typically used to describe actions, relationships, or other things that involve such actions. Synonyms include mutual, equivalent, corresponding, matching, and complementary.Reciprocal can also be used as a noun. It can be used in a general way to mean something that is equivalent to something elseāsimilar to the term counterpart.In mathematics, itās used as a noun in a more specific way to refer to the number by which another number must be multiplied to get a result of one. For example, the reciprocal of Ā½ is 2 (which, in the form of a fraction, is 2/1). In math, a reciprocal is also called an inverse.Relatedly, reciprocal can also be used as an adjective to mean opposite or inversely related (which is just about the opposite of what reciprocal is generally used to mean).Example: The two museums offer a reciprocal membership, which means it gives you visiting privileges at both.
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