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The correct spelling is reciprocal.
How to pronounce reciprocal
/ɹɪˈsɪpɹək(ə)l/
nounIPA: /ɹɪˈsɪpɹək(ə)l/
Say it like: Res-ipr-oca-l
The correct spelling is reciprocal. The number obtained by dividing 1 by another given number; the result of exchanging the numerator and the denominator of a fraction. For example: "0.5 is the reciprocal of 2."
Usage Examples
“0.5 is the reciprocal of 2.”
“reciprocal love; reciprocal duties”
“a reciprocal invitation to lunch”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The number obtained by dividing 1 by another given number; the result of exchanging the numerator and the denominator of a fraction.
- 2.(grammar) A construction expressing mutual action.
adjective
- 1.Of a feeling, action or such: mutual, uniformly felt or done by each party towards the other or others; two-way.
- 2.Mutually interchangeable.
- 3.(grammar) expressing mutual action, applied to pronouns and verbs; also in a broad sense: reflexive
- 4.Used to denote different kinds of mutual relation; often with reference to the substitution of reciprocals for given quantities.
- 5.Done, given, felt, or owed in return
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