Definition: Recurring in vicissitude; alternate.
Definition: Done by each to the other; interchanging or
interchanged; given and received; due from each to each; mutual; as,
reciprocal love; reciprocal duties.
Definition: Mutually interchangeable.
Definition: Reflexive; -- applied to pronouns and verbs, but
sometimes limited to such pronouns as express mutual action.
Definition: Used to denote different kinds of mutual relation;
often with reference to the substitution of reciprocals for given
quantities. See the Phrases below.
Definition: That which is reciprocal to another thing.
Definition: The quotient arising from dividing unity by any
quantity; thus, / is the reciprocal of 4; 1/(a +b) is the reciprocal of
a + b. The reciprocal of a fraction is the fraction inverted, or the
denominator divided by the numerator.