obverse vs reciprocal

obverse

adj
  • Corresponding; complementary. 

  • Having the base, or end next to the attachment, narrower than the top. 

  • Turned or facing toward the observer. 

noun
  • A proposition obtained by obversion, e.g. All men are mortal => No man is immortal. 

  • The heads side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that has the principal design. 

reciprocal

adj
  • 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. 

  • Done, given, felt, or owed in return 

  • 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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