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Reciprocal vs Reluctivity - What's the difference?

reciprocal | reluctivity |

As nouns the difference between reciprocal and reluctivity

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 reluctivity is the quantity equal to the reciprocal of magnetic permeability.

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

(-)
  • 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

    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

    reluctivity

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The quantity equal to the reciprocal of magnetic permeability.