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Definitions for Inverse
[1] reversed in position, order, direction, or tendency.
[2] Mathematics . (of a proportion) containing terms of which an increase in one results in a decrease in another. A term is said to be in inverse proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other decreases (or increases). of or relating to an inverse function. Compare direct(def 16) .
[3] inverted; turned upside down.
[4] an inverted state or condition.
[5] something that is inverse; the direct opposite.
[6] Mathematics . an element of an algebraic system, as a group, corresponding to a given element such that its product or sum with the given element is the identity element. inverse function. a point related to a given point so that it is situated on the same radius, extended if necessary, of a given circle or sphere and so that the product of the distances of the two points from the center equals the square of the radius of the circle or sphere. the set of such inverses of the points of a given set, as the points on a curve.
[7] to invert.
[8] opposite or contrary in effect, sequence, direction, etc
[9] maths (of a relationship) containing two variables such that an increase in one results in a decrease in the other the volume of a gas is in inverse ratio to its pressure (of an element) operating on a specified member of a set to produce the identity of the set: the additive inverse element of x is –x, the multiplicative inverse element of x is 1/x
[10] (usually prenominal) upside-down; inverted in an inverse position
[11] maths another name for reciprocal (def. 7) an inverse element
[12] logic a categorial proposition derived from another by changing both the proposition and its subject from affirmative to negative, or vice versa, as all immortals are angels from no mortals are angels
Words related to Inverse
converse, contrary, reverse, reversed, reverted, inverted, flipped, turned
Words nearby Inverse
inveraray, invercargill, inverclyde, inverness, inverness-shire, inverse, inverse cosecant, inverse cosine, inverse cotangent, inverse function, inverse image
Origin of Inverse
1605–15; < Latin inversus, past participle of invertere to turn upside down or inside out, reverse. See in-2, verse
Words that may be confused with Inverse
converse, inverse, obverse, reverse
Word origin for Inverse
C17: from Latin inversus, from invertere to invert
Synonyms for Inverse
contrary, converse, reverse, changed, flipped, inverted, reversed, reverted, transposed, turned, turned over