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I can't understand the problem..
that question is 'The reciprocal of a nonzero interger is an interger..' i have to prove this problem.. if the sentense is a fault, explain why or give an example thatshows it is flase.
Since so many of the links to Reciprocal are for the meaning multiplicative inverse, I suggest that this page be made into a redirect to multiplicative inverse, and a disambiguation link be placed on multiplicative inverse to take care of the only valid link, reciprocal (grammar). It would then be easy to simply correct the non-mathematical links to this page, most of which should not be links anyway. If there is no objection, I will go ahead and do this. -- Nataly a 23:16, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: Not moved. There is no consensus that the primary topic is the mathematical term. — Martin ( MSGJ · talk) 09:43, 4 May 2017 (UTC)
Reciprocal → Reciprocal (disambiguation) – Multiplicative inverse is the primary topic for "reciprocal". Reciprocal in its current disambiguation form should be moved to Reciprocal (disambiguation) (which is, as one would expect, now a redirect to Reciprocal); and turned into a redirect to Multiplicative inverse. TJRC ( talk) 22:42, 18 April 2017 (UTC) --Relisting. GeoffreyT2000 ( talk) 00:45, 26 April 2017 (UTC)
I don't think "multiplicative inverse" is the primary meaning. It's probably the meaning everyone learns first, since mathematics is required of all pupils and the term is encountered there. That's what may make it appear to some to be the primary meaning. Now notice that multiplicative inversion is an involution, i.e. if the reciprocal of a is b then the reciprocal of b is a. The relationship is reciprocated, and that, I think, is why the word "reciprocal" is used. Notice that we find the explanation of why that word is used by looking to something other than mathematics. Michael Hardy ( talk) 20:39, 19 April 2017 (UTC)
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I can't understand the problem..
that question is 'The reciprocal of a nonzero interger is an interger..' i have to prove this problem.. if the sentense is a fault, explain why or give an example thatshows it is flase.
Since so many of the links to Reciprocal are for the meaning multiplicative inverse, I suggest that this page be made into a redirect to multiplicative inverse, and a disambiguation link be placed on multiplicative inverse to take care of the only valid link, reciprocal (grammar). It would then be easy to simply correct the non-mathematical links to this page, most of which should not be links anyway. If there is no objection, I will go ahead and do this. -- Nataly a 23:16, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: Not moved. There is no consensus that the primary topic is the mathematical term. — Martin ( MSGJ · talk) 09:43, 4 May 2017 (UTC)
Reciprocal → Reciprocal (disambiguation) – Multiplicative inverse is the primary topic for "reciprocal". Reciprocal in its current disambiguation form should be moved to Reciprocal (disambiguation) (which is, as one would expect, now a redirect to Reciprocal); and turned into a redirect to Multiplicative inverse. TJRC ( talk) 22:42, 18 April 2017 (UTC) --Relisting. GeoffreyT2000 ( talk) 00:45, 26 April 2017 (UTC)
I don't think "multiplicative inverse" is the primary meaning. It's probably the meaning everyone learns first, since mathematics is required of all pupils and the term is encountered there. That's what may make it appear to some to be the primary meaning. Now notice that multiplicative inversion is an involution, i.e. if the reciprocal of a is b then the reciprocal of b is a. The relationship is reciprocated, and that, I think, is why the word "reciprocal" is used. Notice that we find the explanation of why that word is used by looking to something other than mathematics. Michael Hardy ( talk) 20:39, 19 April 2017 (UTC)