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Reshuffle vs Reciprocal - What's the difference?

reshuffle | reciprocal |

As nouns the difference between reshuffle and reciprocal

is that reshuffle is an instance of reshuffling, a reorganization while 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.

As a verb reshuffle

is to shuffle something again, especially playing cards.

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.

reshuffle

English

Verb

(reshuffl)
  • to shuffle something again, especially playing cards
  • to reorganize or rearrange something, especially government posts

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • an instance of reshuffling, a reorganization
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=January 18 , author=David Dulin , title=Cardiff 0 - 2 Stoke , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=Danny Higginbotham was the only survivor from the weekend win over Bolton - but the Stoke captain lasted just 10 minutes before being forced off injured. That meant a reshuffle to the visitors' defence who were the busier in a lacklustre first half. }}

    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

    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