What does réciproque in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word réciproque in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use réciproque in French.

The word réciproque in French means mutual, the other way around, reciprocal, reciprocal, inverse, inverse image. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word réciproque

mutual

adjectif (mutuel)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Les deux amants éprouvaient un amour réciproque.
The two lovers felt mutual love.

the other way around

nom féminin (l'inverse)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Sylvie aime Marc, mais la réciproque n'est pas vraie. Tous les dauphins sont des animaux mais la réciproque n'est pas vraie.
All dolphins are animals, but not the inverse.

reciprocal

nom féminin (Maths : proposition inverse) (Mathematics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce théorème est vrai, mais sa réciproque est fausse.
This theorem is true, but its reciprocal is false.

reciprocal, inverse

adjectif (Maths : inverse) (Mathematics)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

inverse image

nom féminin (maths : sous-ensemble) (mathematics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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