consequent vs reciprocal

consequent

adj
  • Of or pertaining to consequences. 

  • Following as a result, inference, or natural effect. 

  • Of a stream, having a course determined by the slope it formed on. 

noun
  • An event which follows another. 

  • The second term of a ratio, i.e. the term b in the ratio a:b, the other being the antecedent. 

  • A consequent stream. 

  • The second half of a hypothetical proposition; Q, if the form of the proposition is "If P, then Q." 

reciprocal

adj
  • Done, given, felt, or owed in return 

  • Mutually interchangeable. 

  • Expressing mutual action, applied to pronouns and verbs; also in a broad sense: reflexive. 

  • Of a feeling, action or such: mutual, uniformly felt or done by each party towards the other or others; two-way. 

  • Used to denote different kinds of mutual relation; often with reference to the substitution of reciprocals for given quantities. 

noun
  • A construction expressing mutual action. 

  • The number obtained by dividing 1 by another given number; the result of exchanging the numerator and the denominator of a fraction. 

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