1. (noun)
reciprocal
- something (a term or expression or concept) that has a reciprocal relation to something else Synonyms: reciprocal cross, multiplicative inverse
2. (noun)
multiplicative inverse, reciprocal
- (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 Synonyms: reciprocal cross, reciprocal, multiplicative inverse
3. (noun)
reciprocal cross, reciprocal
- hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype Synonyms: reciprocal cross, multiplicative inverse, reciprocal
4. (adj)
reciprocal, mutual
- concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return Synonyms: mutual, reciprocal, common
5. (adj)
reciprocal
- of or relating to the multiplicative inverse of a quantity or function Synonyms: mutual
Synonyms of 'reciprocal'
