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Reciprocation vs Reciprocity - What's the difference?

reciprocation | reciprocity |

As nouns the difference between reciprocation and reciprocity

is that reciprocation is the act of reciprocating; interchange of acts; a mutual giving and returning; as, the reciprocation of kindness while reciprocity is the characteristic of being reciprocal, e.g. of a relationship between people.

reciprocation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of reciprocating; interchange of acts; a mutual giving and returning; as, the reciprocation of kindness.
  • Alternate recurrence or action; as, the reciprocation of the sea in the flow and ebb of tides; oscillation.
  • *1662 Thomas Salusbury, Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems , Dialogue 2:
  • *:... the same pendulum alwayes maketh its reciprocations in equall times .

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    reciprocity

    English

    Noun

    (reciprocity)
  • The characteristic of being reciprocal, e.g. of a relationship between people.
    • In a friendship, reciprocity occurs where the contribution of each party meets the expectations of the other party.
  • A reciprocal relationship.
  • A relation of mutual dependence or action or influence.
  • The mutual exchange of rights, privileges or obligations between nations.
  • (psychology) The responses of individuals to the actions of others.