RECIPROCAL


Meaning of RECIPROCAL in English

n.

Function: noun

Date: 1570

1 : something in a reciprocal relationship to another

2 : either of a pair of numbers (as 2/3 and 3/2 or 9 and 1/9) whose product is one broadly : MULTIPLICATIVE INVERSE

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