reciprocalresponse
nounUK /rɪˈsɪprəkəl rɪˈspɒns/
US /rɪˈsɪprəkəl rɪˈspɑːns/
A reciprocal response is when you do something back for someone who did something for you.
When she shared her snack with him, his reciprocal response was to share his juice with her.
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2. In science, a two-way reaction where two things affect each other equally.
The two magnets showed a reciprocal response, each pushing the other away.
3. A reply that matches the feeling or action of the first person.
Her warm smile got a reciprocal response from the new student.
4. In math, a number's partner that multiplies with it to make one.
The reciprocal response of 4 is one-fourth, because 4 times one-fourth equals 1.