Reciprocal calculator

Find the reciprocal (1/x) of any number. The reciprocal of a/b is b/a.

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What is a reciprocal?

The reciprocal of x is 1/x. Reciprocal of 5 is 1/5 = 0.2. Reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2 = 1.5.

A number times its reciprocal always equals 1: x × (1/x) = 1.

Special cases

0 has no reciprocal (1/0 is undefined). The reciprocal of 1 is 1. The reciprocal of −3 is −1/3.

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