How to Use nonreciprocal in a Sentence

nonreciprocal

adjective
  • Since one bird can see another without being seen in return, the interaction is inherently nonreciprocal.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 14 June 2026
  • The study and device are likely to help researchers understand biological systems, such as circadian rhythms, and nonreciprocal processes, such as how the body breaks down food.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 23 Mar. 2026
  • These nonreciprocal interactions have long posed a challenge because many of the mathematical tools physicists use assume that action and reaction are balanced.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 14 June 2026
  • Looking ahead, the study authors want to explore whether nonreciprocal interactions can produce entirely new forms of collective quantum behavior.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 14 June 2026
  • In simple terms, every real component in a nonreciprocal system is paired with an artificial counterpart that exists only in mathematics.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 14 June 2026
  • The team proved that Monte Carlo simulations based on the new Hamiltonian framework reproduced both steady and changing states of the original nonreciprocal system.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 14 June 2026
  • Once a specific constraint is imposed, the mathematical model reproduces the exact behavior of the original nonreciprocal flock.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 14 June 2026
  • Particles in this time crystal move in an irregular, nonreciprocal manner, opening new possibilities for technology and industry.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 23 Mar. 2026
  • What makes this work different is that the auxiliary variables provide a general recipe for translating nonreciprocal interactions into a form compatible with Hamiltonian mechanics—a mathematical framework physicists use to predict how complex systems evolve over time.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 14 June 2026

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