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reciprocity Definition

reci·proc·ity (res′ə präs′ə tē)

noun pl. -·ties

  1. reciprocal state or relationship; mutual action, dependence, etc.
  2. mutual exchange; esp., exchange of special privileges between two countries, to the advantage of both, as mutual reduction of tariffs

Etymology: Fr réciprocité

  • recircle
  • recirculate

reciprocity Synonyms

reciprocity

n.

interchange, exchange, mutuality, back-scratching*; see exchange 2.

reciprocity Law Definition

n

An agreement or relationship between states, or localities, where special advantages are bestowed upon citizens of A by B in exchange for similar advantages being bestowed on citizens of B by A. For example, State A may allow attorneys who are properly licensed in State B to become licensed in State A without taking a bar examination, if State B affords the same privilege to lawyers who are properly licensed in State A.

reciprocity Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • establish: It was important to take a long time to establish reciprocity in communication.
  • have: We have a certain biological reciprocity with plants, don't we?
  • generalize: Bringing LM stuff and social capital together also suggests another point: could generalized reciprocity be applied in the economic sphere?
  • require: Strictly speaking, it is true that the GATS does not require reciprocity.
  • involve: The great attraction he sees in this is that it involves reciprocity.

Preposition: in

society: We use this approach to evaluate several different models of reciprocity in a simple model society.

Adjective modifier

  • indirect: A local exchange trading system facilitates indirect reciprocity within a community by providing a virtual currency to measure people's contributions.
  • negative: In negative reciprocity, bad reputation may lead to the avoidance of aggressive agents even without personal experience of the aggressor.
  • full: The principle of ' less than full reciprocity ' is being ignored.
  • such: Thus if a ` third party ' should join the dyad the form changes and we do not perceive such immediate reciprocity.
  • quadratic: Use this & Gauss ' law of quadratic reciprocity, to show that 75 is a primitive root modulo 65537.
  • cultural: Building cultural reciprocity with families: Case studies in special education.

Modifies a noun

  • failure: The main problem with film is reciprocity failure on long exposures.
  • agreement: However, for Commercial companies established in countries with which reciprocity agreements were made, there are few more steps.
  • relationship: It is also consistent with Onsager's reciprocity relationship or symmetrical coupling between all energy modes.
  • law: It explains the cohomological definition of the local reciprocity law in detail.
  • strategy: The problem with stricter reciprocity strategies is that they tend to spread interaction requests randomly across the population, to keep relations in balance.
  • theorem: Reciprocity theorems relate different states occurring within the same domain.

Noun used with modifier

  • termination: Ofcom have opened a consultation into a dispute over a geographic call termination reciprocity agreement between BT and Telewest.
  • call: Ofcom have opened a consultation into a dispute over a geographic call termination reciprocity agreement between BT and Telewest.