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reciprocals

reciprocals is the plural of reciprocal.

Meaning of reciprocal

Noun

reciprocal (plural reciprocals)

  1. The number obtained by dividing 1 by another given number; the result of exchanging the numerator and the denominator of a fraction.
    • 0.5 is the reciprocal of 2.
  2. A construction expressing mutual action.
    • Depending on where reciprocalization applies (syntax vs. lexicon), the relevant reciprocal verbs are claimed to exhibit specific properties, in particular: (i) syntactic reciprocals are fully productive whereas lexical reciprocals have only limited productivity; […]2008, Ekkehard König, Volker Gast, Reciprocals and Reflexives: Theoretical and Typological Explorations

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Questions about reciprocals

What is reciprocals the plural of?
Reciprocals is the plural of reciprocal.

Words near reciprocals in the dictionary

  1. reciprocalizes
  2. reciprocalizing
  3. reciprocall
  4. reciprocally
  5. reciprocalness
  6. reciprocals
  7. reciprocant
  8. reciprocantive
  9. reciprocants
  10. reciprocatable
  11. reciprocate

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