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# numpy.reciprocal

`numpy.``reciprocal`(x[, out]) = <ufunc 'reciprocal'>

  Return the reciprocal of the argument, element-wise.

  Calculates `1/x`.

  Parameters: | x : array_like Input array.
  Returns: | y : ndarray Return array.

  Notes

  Note

  This function is not designed to work with integers.

  For integer arguments with absolute value larger than 1 the result is always zero because of the way Python handles integer division. For integer zero the result is an overflow.

  Examples

      >>> np.reciprocal(2.)
      0.5
      >>> np.reciprocal([1, 2., 3.33])
      array([ 1.       ,  0.5      ,  0.3003003])