Inverse

Quick meaning: Inverse is an adjective meaning Opposite in effect, nature or order.

Meaning

Opposite in effect, nature or order.

More Meanings

1. Reverse, opposite in order.
2. (botany) Inverted; having a position or mode of attachment the reverse of that which is usual.
3. (category theory, of a category) Whose every element has an inverse (morphism which is both a left inverse and a right inverse).
4. An inverted state: a state in which something has been turned (properly) upside down or (loosely) inside out or backwards.
5. The result of an inversion, particularly:
6. (mathematics) 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.
7. (geometry) 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.

Example Sentences

321 is the inverse of 123.

Cowgirl is the inverse of missionary.

Multiplication is the inverse operation to division.

A circle inversion maps a given generalized circle to its inverse generalized circle.

Word Forms

• inverses
• inversing
• inversed

Synonyms for inverse

Depending on context, synonyms include reciprocal, opposite, reverse, backward.

Antonyms for inverse

Common opposites include compute, direct.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include reverse, backward, opposite, reciprocal, conversely, reversal.

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