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The reciprocal of any non-zero number is one divided by that number. The reciprocal of 0 is not defined.
For example, if R(x) represents the reciprocal of x, then
R(6) = 1/6
R(5/7) = 1 / (5/7) = 1*(7/5) = 7/5
R(x) = 1/x
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