RECIPROCAL

10 letters 16 Scrabble points /ɹɪˈsɪpɹək(ə)l/

Definition of RECIPROCAL

noun
  1. The number obtained by dividing 1 by another given number; the result of exchanging the numerator and the denominator of a fraction.

    "0.5 is the reciprocal of 2."

  2. (grammar) A construction expressing mutual action.

Related words: multiplicative inverse
adjective
  1. Of a feeling, action or such: mutual, uniformly felt or done by each party towards the other or others; two-way.

    "reciprocal love; reciprocal duties"

  2. Mutually interchangeable.

  3. (grammar) expressing mutual action, applied to pronouns and verbs; also in a broad sense: reflexive

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters R E C I P R O C A L
Length 10 letters
Scrabble Score 16 points

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