reciprocal
reciprocal Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Given, felt, or done in return; involving two or more parties who act in the same way toward each other.
"The two countries signed a reciprocal trade agreement that reduced tariffs on both sides."
In mathematics, relating to a quantity or expression that produces one when multiplied by a given quantity, or denoting an inverse relationship.
"In basic algebra, students learn how to use reciprocal values to solve equations containing fractions."
In grammar, denoting a pronoun or verb construction that expresses a mutual action or relationship between two or more subjects, such as 'each other'.
"In the sentence 'The teammates congratulated one another,' the phrase 'one another' functions as a reciprocal pronoun."
• noun
A mathematical expression or quantity which, when multiplied by a given quantity, gives a product of one (for example, the fraction 1/x is the multiplicative inverse of x).
"To divide a number by a fraction, you simply multiply that number by the reciprocal of the fraction."
Something that is inversely related to, corresponds to, or serves as the counterpart of something else.
"In a healthy democratic society, civic responsibility is the natural reciprocal of individual liberty."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 16th century from Latin 'reciprocus', meaning 'returning the same way' or 'alternating', formed from the prefixes 're-' (back) and 'pro-' (forward), literally describing a back-and-forth movement.