Mutual vs. Reciprocal — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Mutual and Reciprocal
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Mutual
Directed and received by each toward the other; reciprocal
Mutual respect.
Reciprocal
Done, given, felt, or owed in return
A reciprocal invitation to lunch.
Mutual
Having the same relationship to each other
"They were cognitive companions, mutual brain-pickers" (Cynthia Ozick).
Reciprocal
Existing, experienced, or done on both sides
Reciprocal agreements between nations.
Reciprocal admiration between friends.
Mutual
Possessed in common
Mutual interests.
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Reciprocal
(Grammar) Expressing mutual action or relationship. Used of some verbs and compound pronouns.
Mutual
Of, relating to, or in the form of mutual insurance.
Reciprocal
(Mathematics) Of or relating to the reciprocal of a quantity.
Mutual
A mutual fund.
Reciprocal
(Physiology) Of or relating to a neuromuscular phenomenon in which the excitation of one group of muscles is accompanied by the inhibition of another.
Mutual
Having the same relationship, each to each other.
They were mutual enemies.
Reciprocal
(Genetics) Of or designating a pair of crosses in which the male or female parent in one cross is of the same genotype or phenotype as the complementary female or male parent in the other cross.
Mutual
Collective, done or held in common.
Mutual insurance.
Reciprocal
Something that is reciprocal to something else.
Mutual
Reciprocal.
They had mutual fear of each other.
Reciprocal
(Mathematics) A number related to another in such a way that when multiplied together their product is 1. For example, the reciprocal of 7 is 1/7 ; the reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2 .
Mutual
Possessed in common.
They had been introduced by a mutual friend.
Reciprocal
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
Mutual
Owned by the members.
Reciprocal
Mutually interchangeable.
Mutual
A mutual fund.
Reciprocal
(grammar) Expressing mutual action, applied to pronouns and verbs; also in a broad sense: reflexive.
Mutual
A mutual organization.
Reciprocal
(math) Used to denote different kinds of mutual relation; often with reference to the substitution of reciprocals for given quantities.
Mutual
(internet) Either of a pair of people who follow each other's social media accounts.
Reciprocal
Done, given, felt, or owed in return
A reciprocal invitation to lunch
Mutual
Reciprocally acting or related; reciprocally receiving and giving; reciprocally given and received; reciprocal; interchanged; as, a mutual love, advantage, assistance, aversion, etc.
Conspiracy and mutual promise.
Happy in our mutual help,And mutual love.
A certain shyness on such subjects, which was mutual between the sisters.
Reciprocal
(arithmetic) The number obtained by dividing 1 by another given number; the result of exchanging the numerator and the denominator of a fraction.
0.5 is the reciprocal of 2.
Mutual
Possessed, experienced, or done by two or more persons or things at the same time; common; joint; as, mutual happiness; a mutual effort.
A vast accession of misery and woe from the mutual weeping, and wailing, and gnashing of teeth.
Mutual, as Johnson will tell us, means something reciprocal, a giving and taking. How could people have mutual ancestors?
Reciprocal
(grammar) A construction expressing mutual action.
Mutual
Common to or shared by two or more parties;
A common friend
The mutual interests of management and labor
Reciprocal
Recurring in vicissitude; alternate.
Mutual
Concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return;
Reciprocal aid
Reciprocal trade
Mutual respect
Reciprocal privileges at other clubs
Reciprocal
Done by each to the other; interchanging or interchanged; given and received; due from each to each; mutual; as, reciprocal love; reciprocal duties.
Let our reciprocal vows be remembered.
Reciprocal
Mutually interchangeable.
These two rules will render a definition reciprocal with the thing defined.
Reciprocal
Reflexive; - applied to pronouns and verbs, but sometimes limited to such pronouns as express mutual action.
Reciprocal
Used to denote different kinds of mutual relation; often with reference to the substitution of reciprocals for given quantities. See the Phrases below.
Reciprocal
That which is reciprocal to another thing.
Corruption is a reciprocal to generation.
Reciprocal
The quotient arising from dividing unity by any quantity; thus ¼ is the reciprocal of 4; 1/(a + b) is the reciprocal of a + b. The reciprocal of a fraction is the fraction inverted, or the denominator divided by the numerator.
Reciprocal
Something (a term or expression or concept) that has a reciprocal relation to something else;
Risk is the reciprocal of safety
Reciprocal
(mathematics) one of a pair of numbers whose product is 1: the reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2; the multiplicative inverse of 7 is 1/7
Reciprocal
Hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype
Reciprocal
Concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return;
Reciprocal aid
Reciprocal trade
Mutual respect
Reciprocal privileges at other clubs
Reciprocal
Of or relating to or suggestive of complementation;
Interchangeable electric outlets
Reciprocal
Of or relating to the multiplicative inverse of a quantity or function;
The reciprocal ratio of a:b is b:a
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