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Reciprocal vs Backsies - What's the difference?

reciprocal | backsies |

As nouns the difference between reciprocal and backsies

is that reciprocal is (arithmetic) of a number, the number obtained by dividing 1 by the given number; the result of exchanging the numerator and the denominator of a fraction while backsies is (childish) a reciprocal action or consequence, such as immediately tagging the player who has tagged one in a game of tag.

As an adjective reciprocal

is of a feeling, action or such: mutual, uniformly felt or done by each party towards the other or others; two-way.

reciprocal

English

Adjective

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  • 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
  • * Shakespeare
    • Let our reciprocal vows be remembered.
  • Mutually interchangeable.
  • * I. Watts
    • These two rules will render a definition reciprocal with the thing defined.
  • (grammar) Reflexive; applied to pronouns and verbs, but sometimes limited to pronouns that express mutual action.
  • (math) Used to denote different kinds of mutual relation; often with reference to the substitution of reciprocals for given quantities.
  • contrary or opposite

    • Synonyms

    * mutual, two-way * contrary, opposite, converse, inverse, inverted, cross * See also

    Related terms

    * reciprocity

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (arithmetic) Of a number, the number obtained by dividing 1 by the given number; the result of exchanging the numerator and the denominator of a fraction.
    • 0.5 is the reciprocal of 2.

    Synonyms

    * (in arithmetic) multiplicative inverse

    backsies

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (childish) A reciprocal action or consequence, such as immediately tagging the player who has tagged one in a game of tag.
  • * 1987 , Carolyn W. Field, Jaqueline Shachter Weiss, Values in selected children's books of fiction and fantasy
    • Frances is the loser when she agrees to no "backsies " or refunds as she buys Thelma's plastic tea dishes with money saved for a china set.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2008, date=March 25, author=Harvey Araton, title=For President, Knicks Could Look Nearby, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Not one to gloat, Thorn did sound amused Monday when asked if he had broken the news to the Mavericks’ owner, Mark Cuban: no backsies . }}
  • * 2011 , Jenna Katerin Moran, Nobilis: The Essentials, Volume 1 , page 11:
    • Then you will be in trouble because it will kill you to have it taken out again but it will betray your deepest inner truth to tell them No Backsies .