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recíproca — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • converse verb To talk with someone; to have a conversation.
  • reciprocal adj Given or felt equally by both sides; mutual, done in return.

Senses

recíproca is used for these senses in English:

  • converse (logic) Of a proposition or theorem consisting of a statement of the form "If A is true, then B is true", the statement "If B is true, then A is true" which need not be equivalent to the first one.
  • reciprocal (arithmetic) The number obtained by dividing 1 by another given number; the result of exchanging the numerator and the denominator of a fraction.

converse — full definition

  1. verb To talk with someone; to have a conversation.
  2. adj Reversed in order or relationship; opposite.
  3. noun The opposite or reverse of something, especially a statement or idea.

reciprocal — full definition

  1. adj Given or felt equally by both sides; mutual, done in return.
  2. noun In mathematics, the number you get by dividing 1 by a given number (so the reciprocal of 4 is 1/4).

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