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Reciprocal

//ɹɪˈsɪpɹək(ə)l// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of a feeling, action or such: mutual, uniformly felt or done by each party towards the other or others; two-way. not-comparable

    "reciprocal love"

  2. 2
    Mutually interchangeable. not-comparable

    "These two rules will render a definition reciprocal with the thing defined."

  3. 3
    Expressing mutual action, applied to pronouns and verbs; also in a broad sense: reflexive. not-comparable
  4. 4
    Used to denote different kinds of mutual relation; often with reference to the substitution of reciprocals for given quantities. not-comparable
  5. 5
    Done, given, felt, or owed in return. not-comparable

    "a reciprocal invitation to lunch"

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to the multiplicative inverse of a quantity or function wordnet
  2. 2
    concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    The number obtained by dividing 1 by another given number; the result of exchanging the numerator and the denominator of a fraction.

    "0.5 is the reciprocal of 2."

  2. 2
    hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype wordnet
  3. 3
    A construction expressing mutual action.

    "Depending on where reciprocalization applies (syntax vs. lexicon), the relevant reciprocal verbs are claimed to exhibit specific properties, in particular: (i) syntactic reciprocals are fully productive whereas lexical reciprocals have only limited productivity; […]"

  4. 4
    (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 wordnet
  5. 5
    something (a term or expression or concept) that has an inverse relation to something else wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin reciprocus, possibly from a phrase such as reque proque (“back and forth, to and fro”), from re- (“back”), prō (“forwards”) and -que (“and”).

Etymology 2

From Latin reciprocus, possibly from a phrase such as reque proque (“back and forth, to and fro”), from re- (“back”), prō (“forwards”) and -que (“and”).

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