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reciprocal   (TTS Sound)

The noun reciprocal has 3 senses

• reciprocal -- (something (a term or expression or concept) that has a reciprocal relation to something else; "risk is the reciprocal of safety")


• multiplicative inverse, reciprocal -- ((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)


• reciprocal cross, reciprocal -- (hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype)

The adj reciprocal has 2 senses

• reciprocal, mutual -- (concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return; "reciprocal aid"; "reciprocal trade"; "mutual respect"; "reciprocal privileges at other clubs")


• reciprocal -- (of or relating to the multiplicative inverse of a quantity or function; "the reciprocal ratio of a:b is b:a")