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title: "Reciprocal"
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description: "This page documents the Reciprocal node of the Scene Nodes system in Cinema 4D. It computes 1 divided by the input — the quick inverse for scaling ratios …"
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# Reciprocal

> **Note:** **What is it about?**
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> This page documents the **Reciprocal node** of the Scene Nodes system in **Cinema 4D**. It computes 1 divided by the input — the quick inverse for scaling ratios and frequency conversions.

This Node divides 1 by the value that is input. For example a value of 4 will be ¼=0.25.