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reciprocal
/ɹɪˈsɪpɹəkəl/ · 10 letters · 8 distinct letters
- adjective
concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return
reciprocal aid
- adjective
of or relating to the multiplicative inverse of a quantity or function
the reciprocal ratio of a:b is b:a
- noun
something (a term or expression or concept) that has an inverse relation to something else
risk is the reciprocal of safety
- noun
(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
- noun
hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype