| ADJECTIVE | all | reciprocal, mutual | concerning each of two or more persons or things |
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| all | reciprocal | of or relating to the multiplicative inverse of a quantity or function | |
| NOUN | relation | reciprocal | something (a term or expression or concept) that has a reciprocal relation to something else |
| relation | reciprocal, multiplicative inverse | (mathematics) one of a pair of numbers whose product is 1 | |
| act | reciprocal, reciprocal cross | hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype |
| Sounds | rihsih'prahkahl | |
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| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | Concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return. | |
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| Synonym | mutual | |
| Narrower | bilateral | affecting or undertaken by two parties |
| correlative | Expressing a reciprocal or complementary relation | |
| interactional, interactive | capable of acting on or influencing each other | |
| reciprocative, reciprocatory | Moving alternately backward and forward | |
| reciprocative, reciprocatory | Given or done or owed to each other | |
| trilateral | Involving three parties | |
| Opposite | nonreciprocal | not reciprocal |
| Spanish | mutuo, recíproco | |
| Catalan | mutu, recíproc | |
| Nouns | reciprocality, reciprocity | a relation of mutual dependence or action or influence |
| reciprocity | mutual exchange of commercial or other privileges | |
| Adverbs | reciprocally | in an inverse or contrary manner |
| reciprocally | in a mutual or shared manner | |
| reciprocally | (often followed by 'for') in exchange or in reciprocation | |
| Meaning | Of or relating to the multiplicative inverse of a quantity or function. | |
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| Example | "the reciprocal ratio of a:b is b:a" | |
| Broader | inverse | Opposite in nature or effect or relation to another quantity |
| Adverbs | inversely | in an inverse or contrary manner |
| Meaning | Something (a term or expression or concept) that has a reciprocal relation to something else. | |
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| Example | "risk is the reciprocal of safety" | |
| Broader | reciprocality, reciprocity | A relation of mutual dependence or action or influence |
| Spanish | inverso, recíproca | |
| Catalan | recíproca | |
| Meaning | (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. | |
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| Synonym | multiplicative inverse | |
| Category | mathematics, math, maths | A science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic / logic of quantity and shape and arrangement |
| Broader | inverse, opposite | Something inverted in sequence or character or effect |
| Catalan | invers multiplicatiu | |
| Meaning | hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype. | |
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| Synonym | reciprocal cross | |
| Broader | hybridization, hybridisation, crossbreeding, crossing, cross, interbreeding, hybridizing | (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids |
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