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  Reciprocal may refer to:

  • Multiplicative inverse
    Multiplicative inverse

    In mathematics, a multiplicative inverse or reciprocal for a number x, denoted by 1⁄x or x −1, is a number which when multiplied by x yields the multiplicative identity, 1....
    , in mathematics, the number 1/x, which multiplied by x gives the product 1, also known as a reciprocal
  • Reciprocal (grammar)
    Reciprocal (grammar)

    A reciprocal is a Linguistics structure that marks a particular kind of relationship between two noun phrases. In a reciprocal construction, each of the thematic role occupies both the role of agent and patient with respect to each other....
    , a relationship between grammatical agents
  • Reciprocal altruism
    Reciprocal altruism

    In evolutionary biology and evolutionary psychology, reciprocal altruism is a form of altruism in which one organism provides a benefit to another without expecting any immediate payment or compensation....
    , a form of symbiotic relationship in evolutionary biology
  • Reciprocal cross
    Reciprocal cross

    In genetics, a reciprocal cross is a breeding experiment designed to test the role of parental sex on a given inheritance pattern. All parent organisms must be true breeding to properly carry out such an experiment....
    , a breeding experiment in genetics
  • Reciprocal determinism
    Reciprocal determinism

    Reciprocal determinism is the theory set forth by psychology Albert Bandura that a person's behavior both influences and is influenced by Personality psychology and the social environment....
    , a theory in psychology
  • Reciprocal lattice
    Reciprocal lattice

    In crystallography, the Multiplicative inverse lattice of a Bravais lattice is the set of all vector s K such thatfor all lattice point position vectors R....
    , a basis for the dual space of covectors, in crystallography
  • Reciprocal link between two web pages
  • Reciprocal licence, a type of software licences also known as copyleft
  • Reciprocal polynomial
    Reciprocal polynomial

    In mathematics, for a polynomial p with complex number coefficients,we define the reciprocal polynomial, p*where denotes the complex conjugate of ....
    , in mathematics
  • Reciprocal Public License
    Reciprocal Public License

    The Reciprocal Public License is a software license inspired by the GNU General Public License but authored to explicitly remove what some have referred to as the GPL's "privacy loophole"—an aspect of the GPL which allows recipients of GPL'd code to:...
     (RPL), a software license
  • Reciprocal rule
    Reciprocal rule

    In calculus, the reciprocal rule is a shorthand method of finding the derivative of a function that is the Multiplicative inverse of a differentiable function, without using the quotient rule or chain rule....
    , a technique in calculus for calculating derivatives of reciprocal functions
  • Reciprocal spiral
    Hyperbolic spiral

    A hyperbolic spiral is a transcendence plane curve also known as a reciprocal spiral. It has the coordinates #Polar coordinates equation = a, and is the inverse to the Archimedean spiral....
    : a mathematical function
  • Reciprocal System as a physical theory
  • Reciprocating engine
    Reciprocating engine

    A reciprocating engine, also often known as a piston engine, is a heat engine that uses one or more Reciprocating motion pistons to convert pressure into a Circular motion....
     or piston engine in mechanics
  • Reciprocating oscillation
    Reciprocating oscillation

    Reciprocating oscillation is an action of oscillation where the oscillation vector varies its amplitude, frequency and or displacement reciprocally....
     in physical wave theory
  • Sherrington's law of reciprocal innervation
    Sherrington's law of reciprocal innervation

    Sherrington's law of reciprocal innervation, also called Sherrington's law II explains how a muscle will relax when its opposite muscle is activated....
     in the theory of muscle activation
  • Hybrid (biology), in genetics, the result of reciprocal crossing, also known as a reciprocal hybrid


See also


  • Reciprocity
    Reciprocity

    Reciprocity may refer to:*Ethic of reciprocity, the "Golden Rule" principle in ethics and religion*Norm of reciprocity, social norm of in-kind responses to the behavior of others ...
  • Reciprocation
    Reciprocation

    Reciprocation is the action in which a body's displacement returns to its starting location in a given time repeatedly, the velocity over which the displacement occurs with each repetition not necessarily being constant....