1. Concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return
   "reciprocal aid";
   - mutual
    
2. Of or relating to the multiplicative inverse of a quantity or function
   "the reciprocal ratio of a:b is b:a"

1. Something (a term, expression or concept) that has an inverse relation to something else
   "risk is the reciprocal of safety"
    
2. (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
   "Understanding the concept of reciprocal is crucial for solving certain types of equations";
   - multiplicative inverse
    
3. Hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype
   "The scientist conducted a reciprocal cross to study sex-linked traits";
   - reciprocal cross

Derived forms: reciprocals

See also: bilateral, correlative, interactional, interactive, inverse, reciprocative, reciprocatory, trilateral

Type of: cross, crossbreeding, crossing, hybridisation [Brit], hybridising [Brit], hybridization, hybridizing, interbreeding, inverse, opposite, reciprocality, reciprocity

Encyclopedia: Reciprocal