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reciprocity

n.

1. the quality of an act, process, or relationship in which one person receives benefits from another and, in return, provides an equivalent benefit.

2. in Piagetian theory, see compensation. —reciprocal adj.

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paraworld

paraworld

n. a hypothetical world of ideal conditions that serves as a basis for formulating a model of some system or process believed to be true in the actual world. Such model building can be an important strategy in science.