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Reciprocal

Reciprocal may refer to*Multiplicative inverse, in mathematics, the number 1/x, which multiplied by x'' gives the product 1, also known as a reciprocal...
 for mathematical terminology.


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. Such an action is usually used to describe quickly moving implements in mechanical objects usually linearly within a given axis, or even in complex displacement/velocity paths.






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See Reciprocal
Reciprocal

Reciprocal may refer to*Multiplicative inverse, in mathematics, the number 1/x, which multiplied by x'' gives the product 1, also known as a reciprocal...
 for mathematical terminology.


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. Such an action is usually used to describe quickly moving implements in mechanical objects usually linearly within a given axis, or even in complex displacement/velocity paths. eg. the piston engine is a 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....
 with the piston being the object of reciprocation within the lineal axis of the cylinder.

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