reciprok
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from French réciproque (“reciprocal”), from Latin reciprocus.
Adjective
reciprok
- reciprocal (done by each of two people towards the other)
- (mathematics) reciprocal (raised to the power of -1)
- (algebra, by extension) multiplicative inverse; in a field, for some element, another element such that the product of the two elements is 1
Inflection
| Inflection of reciprok | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | reciprok | — | —2 |
| Neuter singular | reciprokt | — | —2 |
| Plural | reciprokke | — | —2 |
| Definite attributive1 | reciprokke | — | — |
| 1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. | |||
Derived terms
- reciprokt verbum
- reciprokværdi
References
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