reciprocal
2reciprocal
nounDefinition of RECIPROCAL
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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