Reciprocal
adjective
Something that is done, felt, or given equally by each side.
They have a reciprocal arrangement with the school in the next town.
Often appears as...
- reciprocal agreement
- reciprocal arrangement
noun
In mathematics, a reciprocal is the quantity one divided by a given quantity.
The reciprocal of 5 is 1/5.
Often appears as...
- reciprocal of a number
- reciprocal function
Usage tips
Academic
noun
A reciprocal can also refer to a business arrangement in which two or more parties agree to exchange services or goods.
The two companies entered into a reciprocal of sharing their technology.
Often appears as...
- reciprocal agreement
- reciprocal trade
Usage tips
Academic, Technical
adjective
Something that is done, felt, or given equally by each side.
They have a reciprocal arrangement with the school in the next town.
Often appears as...
- reciprocal agreement
- reciprocal arrangement
noun
In mathematics, a reciprocal is the quantity one divided by a given quantity.
The reciprocal of 5 is 1/5.
Often appears as...
- reciprocal of a number
- reciprocal function
Usage tips
Academic
noun
A reciprocal can also refer to a business arrangement in which two or more parties agree to exchange services or goods.
The two companies entered into a reciprocal of sharing their technology.
Often appears as...
- reciprocal agreement
- reciprocal trade
Usage tips
Academic, Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Equal Participation
Both parties contribute equally in a reciprocal relationship, neither does more or less.
In their reciprocal friendship, both offered help whenever the other needed it.
Pro Tip 2/3Common in Agreements
Often used in formal contexts to explain bilateral partnerships or deals.
The countries signed a reciprocal trade agreement to boost their economies.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Nuance
Reciprocity may imply different expectations of exchange in different cultures.
She was surprised to learn about the reciprocal customs of gift-giving abroad.
Pro Tip 1/3Equal Participation
Both parties contribute equally in a reciprocal relationship, neither does more or less.
In their reciprocal friendship, both offered help whenever the other needed it.
Pro Tip 2/3Common in Agreements
Often used in formal contexts to explain bilateral partnerships or deals.
The countries signed a reciprocal trade agreement to boost their economies.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Nuance
Reciprocity may imply different expectations of exchange in different cultures.
She was surprised to learn about the reciprocal customs of gift-giving abroad.
Pro Tip 1/3Equal Participation
Both parties contribute equally in a reciprocal relationship, neither does more or less.
In their reciprocal friendship, both offered help whenever the other needed it.
Pro Tip 2/3Common in Agreements
Often used in formal contexts to explain bilateral partnerships or deals.
The countries signed a reciprocal trade agreement to boost their economies.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Nuance
Reciprocity may imply different expectations of exchange in different cultures.
She was surprised to learn about the reciprocal customs of gift-giving abroad.
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Video examples
Nancy Etcoff: Happiness...
But somehow it was not put forward until very recently, seeing these as two parallel systems. So that the body can both look for opportunity and also protect itself from danger, at the same time. And they're sort of two reciprocal and dynamically interacting systems. People have also wanted to deconstruct.
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The surprising science...
know this intuitively that happiness is not just the absence of misery but somehow it was not put forward and to very recently seeing these as two parallel systems so that the body can both look for opportunity and also protect itself from danger at the same time there's no two reciprocal and
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How isolation fuels...
excuse me -- contributes to relapse. Studies have shown that people who tend to avoid relapse tend to be people who have broad, reciprocal social relationships where they can be of service to each other, where they can be helpful. Being of service lets people connect.
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3 rules to help you...
can speak to them like I can. We get to know our customers on a personal level because we take the time to really listen. Building that kind of relationship creates an authentic, reciprocal understanding between brand and customers. Don't be afraid to break the rules.
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Kelli Swazey: Life that...
So these funerals are characterized by elaborate rituals that tie people in a system of reciprocal debt based on the amount of animals -- pigs, chickens and, most importantly, water buffalo -- that are sacrificed and distributed in the name of the deceased.
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Robert Full: Learning...
or the way you'd read it in a scientific paper. It's a story about beyond biomimetics, to something I'm calling biomutualism. I define that as an association between biology and another discipline, where each discipline reciprocally advances the other,
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Steven Pinker: What our...
or refer to him or her on a first-name basis. If two friends have a reciprocal transaction, like selling a car, it's well known that this can be a source of tension or awkwardness. In dating, the transition from friendship to sex
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What young women believe...
She then proceeded to describe her sex life to a series of one-off hookups, starting when she was 13, that were not especially responsible, not especially reciprocal and not especially enjoyable.
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Robert Wright: The...
Again, I know this is not as inspiring a notion of compassion as you may have heard in the past, but from a biologist's point of view, this reciprocal altruism kind of compassion
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Earth Day Eve 2021 PIPE...
Not in pieces Oh yeah, yeah Oga Respect is reciprocal, is reciprocal Respect is reciprocal My Oga, oh oh Respect is reciprocal, is reciprocal
Video examples
Nancy Etcoff: Happiness...
But somehow it was not put forward until very recently, seeing these as two parallel systems. So that the body can both look for opportunity and also protect itself from danger, at the same time. And they're sort of two reciprocal and dynamically interacting systems. People have also wanted to deconstruct.
Video examples
The surprising science...
know this intuitively that happiness is not just the absence of misery but somehow it was not put forward and to very recently seeing these as two parallel systems so that the body can both look for opportunity and also protect itself from danger at the same time there's no two reciprocal and
Video examples
How isolation fuels...
excuse me -- contributes to relapse. Studies have shown that people who tend to avoid relapse tend to be people who have broad, reciprocal social relationships where they can be of service to each other, where they can be helpful. Being of service lets people connect.
Video examples
3 rules to help you...
can speak to them like I can. We get to know our customers on a personal level because we take the time to really listen. Building that kind of relationship creates an authentic, reciprocal understanding between brand and customers. Don't be afraid to break the rules.
Video examples
Kelli Swazey: Life that...
So these funerals are characterized by elaborate rituals that tie people in a system of reciprocal debt based on the amount of animals -- pigs, chickens and, most importantly, water buffalo -- that are sacrificed and distributed in the name of the deceased.
Video examples
Robert Full: Learning...
or the way you'd read it in a scientific paper. It's a story about beyond biomimetics, to something I'm calling biomutualism. I define that as an association between biology and another discipline, where each discipline reciprocally advances the other,
Video examples
Steven Pinker: What our...
or refer to him or her on a first-name basis. If two friends have a reciprocal transaction, like selling a car, it's well known that this can be a source of tension or awkwardness. In dating, the transition from friendship to sex
Video examples
What young women believe...
She then proceeded to describe her sex life to a series of one-off hookups, starting when she was 13, that were not especially responsible, not especially reciprocal and not especially enjoyable.
Video examples
Robert Wright: The...
Again, I know this is not as inspiring a notion of compassion as you may have heard in the past, but from a biologist's point of view, this reciprocal altruism kind of compassion
Video examples
Earth Day Eve 2021 PIPE...
Not in pieces Oh yeah, yeah Oga Respect is reciprocal, is reciprocal Respect is reciprocal My Oga, oh oh Respect is reciprocal, is reciprocal
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Quote examples
Rita Levi-Montalcini
Italian Scientist
The four of us enjoyed a most wonderful family atmosphere filled with love and reciprocal devotion. Both parents were highly cultured and instilled in us their high appreciation of intellectual pursuit. It was, however, a typical Victorian style of life, all decisions being taken by the head of the family, the husband and father.
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Pope Benedict XVI
German Clergyman
To me, it really seems visible today that ethics is not something exterior to the economy, which, as technical matter, could function on its own; rather, ethics is an interior principle of the economy itself, which cannot function if it does not take account of the human values of solidarity and reciprocal responsibility.
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Alexander Graham Bell
Scottish Inventor
In this experiment, made on the 9th of October, 1876, actual conversation, backwards and forwards, upon the same line, and by the same instruments reciprocally used, was successfully carried on for the first time upon a real line of miles in length.
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Jason Moran
American Musician
I have that huge print from Pollock by the piano because the influence is reciprocal. He was into hearing music while he created, and I sometimes do the opposite. I'm influenced by everything from an ant to a dream.
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Nirmala Sitharaman
Indian Politician
For me, representing India, as much as I can give, I need reciprocal things to be given to me. If I am willing to offer tariff concessions on goods, I want something to be offered by them to boost India's services.
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J. William Fulbright
American Politician
Insofar as international law is observed, it provides us with stability and order and with a means of predicting the behavior of those with whom we have reciprocal legal obligations.
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Voltaire
French Writer
What is tolerance? It is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty and error; let us pardon reciprocally each other's folly - that is the first law of nature.
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John C. Calhoun
American Statesman
Protection and patriotism are reciprocal. This is the way which has led nations to greatness.
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Claude Shannon
American Mathematician
Information: the negative reciprocal value of probability.
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Marcel Proust
French Author
Love is a reciprocal torture.
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Rita Levi-Montalcini
Italian Scientist
The four of us enjoyed a most wonderful family atmosphere filled with love and reciprocal devotion. Both parents were highly cultured and instilled in us their high appreciation of intellectual pursuit. It was, however, a typical Victorian style of life, all decisions being taken by the head of the family, the husband and father.
Quote examples
Pope Benedict XVI
German Clergyman
To me, it really seems visible today that ethics is not something exterior to the economy, which, as technical matter, could function on its own; rather, ethics is an interior principle of the economy itself, which cannot function if it does not take account of the human values of solidarity and reciprocal responsibility.
Quote examples
Alexander Graham Bell
Scottish Inventor
In this experiment, made on the 9th of October, 1876, actual conversation, backwards and forwards, upon the same line, and by the same instruments reciprocally used, was successfully carried on for the first time upon a real line of miles in length.
Quote examples
Jason Moran
American Musician
I have that huge print from Pollock by the piano because the influence is reciprocal. He was into hearing music while he created, and I sometimes do the opposite. I'm influenced by everything from an ant to a dream.
Quote examples
Nirmala Sitharaman
Indian Politician
For me, representing India, as much as I can give, I need reciprocal things to be given to me. If I am willing to offer tariff concessions on goods, I want something to be offered by them to boost India's services.
Quote examples
J. William Fulbright
American Politician
Insofar as international law is observed, it provides us with stability and order and with a means of predicting the behavior of those with whom we have reciprocal legal obligations.
Quote examples
Voltaire
French Writer
What is tolerance? It is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty and error; let us pardon reciprocally each other's folly - that is the first law of nature.
Quote examples
John C. Calhoun
American Statesman
Protection and patriotism are reciprocal. This is the way which has led nations to greatness.
Quote examples
Claude Shannon
American Mathematician
Information: the negative reciprocal value of probability.
Quote examples
Marcel Proust
French Author
Love is a reciprocal torture.
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