EGAVE

inverse

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Meaning

  1. adjective Opposite in effect, nature or order.
  2. adjective Reverse, opposite in order.
  3. adjective Inverted; having a position or mode of attachment the reverse of that which is usual.
  4. adjective Having the properties of an inverse; said with reference to any two operations, which, when both are performed in succession upon any quantity, reproduce that quantity.
    Multiplication is the inverse operation to division.
  5. adjective That has the property of being an inverse (the result of a circle inversion of a given point or geometrical figure); that is constructed by circle inversion.
    A circle inversion maps a given generalized circle to its inverse generalized circle.
  6. adjective Whose every element has an inverse (morphism which is both a left inverse and a right inverse).
  7. noun An inverted state: a state in which something has been turned upside down or inside out or backwards.
    Cowgirl is the inverse of missionary.
  8. noun The result of an inversion, particularly: The reverse of any procedure or process.
    Uninstalling is the inverse of installation.

Similar words

reverse backward opposite reciprocal conversely reversal backwards reversed inversion countervailing

Often followed by

of relationship square ratio proportion problem relation correlation function

Word family

inverses

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