Meaning & use
reciprocal
Given, felt, or done by each of two people or groups to the other; mutual.
See it in a sentence
The two countries signed a reciprocal trade agreement that lowered tariffs on both sides.
The reciprocal of five is one-fifth, since five multiplied by one-fifth equals one.
A note on using this word
In mathematics, the reciprocal of any nonzero number is one divided by that number; multiplying a number by its reciprocal always gives one.
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Words with an opposite meaning
one-sided
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