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nonreciprocal

  • a word derived from reciprocal.
    reciprocal
    adjective
    given or felt by each toward the other; mutual.

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Researchers have long sought to create a related phenomenon known as nonreciprocal quantum synchronization.

From Science Daily Jun. 12, 2026

"This development establishes a new foundation for generating fragile-to-robust nonreciprocal quantum resources with future practical applicability," says Nori.

From Science Daily Jun. 12, 2026

But what if, having ignored the warnings, a person finds themself in a nonreciprocal dynamic?

From Slate Mar. 23, 2025

Such compact nonreciprocal devices can then form the basis of a metamaterial, made by connecting these elements in a lattice.

From Scientific American Nov. 18, 2022

It is a nonreciprocal transaction of interest or attention, on unequal terms of exchange.

From Slate Dec. 20, 2019