Reciprocal vs Reflexive - What's the difference?
reciprocal | reflexive |
Of a feeling, action or such: mutual, uniformly felt or done by each party towards the other or others; two-way.
* Shakespeare
Mutually interchangeable.
* I. Watts
(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
(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.
(grammar) Referring back to the subject, or having an object equal to the subject.
(set theory) Of a relation R'' on a set ''S'', such that ''xRx'' for all members ''x'' of ''S (that is, the relation holds between any element of the set and itself).
Of or resulting from a reflex.
(figurative) Producing immediate response, spontaneous.
As adjectives the difference between reciprocal and reflexive
is that reciprocal is of a feeling, action or such: mutual, uniformly felt or done by each party towards the other or others; two-way while reflexive is .As a noun 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.reciprocal
English
Adjective
(-)- reciprocal''' love; '''reciprocal duties
- Let our reciprocal vows be remembered.
- These two rules will render a definition reciprocal with the thing defined.
Synonyms
* mutual, two-way * contrary, opposite, converse, inverse, inverted, cross * See alsoNoun
(en noun)- 0.5 is the reciprocal of 2.
Synonyms
* (in arithmetic) multiplicative inversereflexive
English
(Reflexive verb)Adjective
(-)- "Equals" is a reflexive relation.
- The electric shock elicited an automatic and reflexive response from him.
- a reflexive dislike
