reciprocal

== English == === Etymology === 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”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɹɪˈsɪpɹək(ə)l/ === Adjective === reciprocal (not comparable) Of a feeling, action or such: mutual, uniformly felt or done by each party towards the other or others; two-way. Synonym: reciprocating Mutually interchangeable. (grammar) Expressing mutual action, applied to pronouns and verbs; also in a broad sense: reflexive. (mathematics) Used to denote different kinds of mutual relation; often with reference to the substitution of reciprocals for given quantities. ==== Synonyms ==== mutual, two-way contrary, opposite, converse, inverse, inverted, cross (grammar): reflexive See also Thesaurus:contrary ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== reciprocity ==== Translations ==== === Noun === reciprocal (plural reciprocals) (arithmetic) The number obtained by dividing 1 by another given number; the result of exchanging the numerator and the denominator of a fraction. Synonym: multiplicative inverse (grammar) A construction expressing mutual action. ==== Translations ====