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As adjectives the difference between reciprocal and undefined

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 undefined is lacking a definition or value.

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

(-)
  • 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

    undefined

    English

    Adjective

    (wikipedia undefined) (-)
  • Lacking a definition or value.
  • (mathematics, computing) That does not have a meaning and is thus not assigned an interpretation.
  • The result of division by zero is undefined .

    Antonyms

    * defined