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reciprocal
1. Maths of or relating to a number or quantity divided into one 2. Navigation denoting a course or bearing that is 180? from the previous or assumed one 3. Maths a number or quantity that when multiplied by a given number or quantity gives a product of one reciprocal [ri′sip·rə·kəl] (mathematics) The reciprocal of a numberAis the number 1/A. Reciprocal a number whose product with a given number is equal to 1. For example, 5 and 1/5 are mutually reciprocal, as are —2/3 and —3/2. For any number a that is not equal to 0 there exists the reciprocal 1/a. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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