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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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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By a reciprocal cross between two species, I mean the case, for instance, of a stallion-horse being first crossed with a female-ass, and then a male-ass with a mare: these two species may then be said to have been reciprocally crossed. If a man states that a wing is necessarily relative to a bird, the connexion between these two will not be reciprocal, for it will not be possible to say that a bird is a bird by reason of its wings. "That feeling is more than reciprocal, princess," Varenka answered hurriedly. |
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