Reciprocal of any non - zero number [other than 1 (because reciprocal of 1 is 1)]is always less than '1' .
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The first contributor disputes the change:
Sorry, Anu. What about the non-zero number 0.5, whose reciprocal is 2 ? ? ?
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That number is zero.
Zero
YES, and any number less than Zero is a Negative Number.
A non-example of a reciprocal would be the number zero. This is because the reciprocal of a number ( x ) is defined as ( \frac{1}{x} ), and since division by zero is undefined, zero does not have a reciprocal. Additionally, any number that is not a non-zero number, such as a negative number or a fraction, also serves as a non-example if it cannot be inverted to produce a valid result.
The only number to not have a reciprocal is zero. This is because it can't be divided by anything.