The reciprocal of a number is 1 divided by the number
Examples:
• the reciprocal of 2 is 1/2 (half)
• the reciprocal of 10 is 1/10 (=0.1)
When we multiply a number by its reciprocal we get 1.
Example: 2 × 1/2 = 1
Every number has a reciprocal except 0 (1/0 is undefined)
The reciprocal can be shown with a little "-1" on the corner like this: x-1 = 1/x
Example: 4-1 = 1/4 = 0.25
Also called the "Multiplicative Inverse"
