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Definition of Inverse

1. Adjective. Reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect.

2. Noun. Something inverted in sequence or character or effect. "When the direct approach failed he tried the inverse"

3. Adjective. Opposite in nature or effect or relation to another quantity. "A term is in inverse proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other decreases (or increases)"

Definition of Inverse

1. a. Opposite in order, relation, or effect; reversed; inverted; reciprocal; -- opposed to direct.

2. n. That which is inverse.

Definition of Inverse

1. Adjective. Opposite in effect or nature or order ¹

2. Adjective. reverse, opposite in or order ¹

3. Adjective. (mathematics) Having the properties of an inverse. ¹

4. Adjective. ''(Kiowa-Tanaon linguistics)'' A grammatical number marking that indicates the opposite grammatical number (or numbers) of the default number specification of noun class. ¹

5. Noun. The opposite of a given, due to contrary nature or effect. ¹

6. Noun. The reverse version of a procedure. ¹

7. Noun. (mathematics) The inverse of an element ''x'' with respect to a binary operation is an element that when combined with ''x'' yields the appropriate identity element. ¹

8. Noun. (context: logic) A statement constructed from the negatives of the premise and conclusion of some other statement: ~p ? ~q is the inverse of p ? q. ¹

9. Verb. (surveying) To compute the bearing and distance between two points. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Inverse

1. to reverse [v -VERSED, -VERSING, -VERSES] - See also: reverse

Medical Definition of Inverse

1. 1. Opposite in order, relation, or effect; reversed; inverted; reciprocal; opposed to direct. 2. Inverted; having a position or mode of attachment the reverse of that which is usual. 3. Opposite in nature and effect; said with reference to any two operations, which, when both are performed in succession upon any quantity, reproduce that quantity; as, multiplication is the inverse operation to division. The symbol of an inverse operation is the symbol of the direct operation with -1 as an index. Thus sin -1 x means the arc whose sine is x. Inverse figures, two points lying on a line drawn from the center of a fixed circle or sphere, and so related that the product of their distances from the center of the circle or sphere is equal to the square of the radius. Inverse, or Reciprocal, ratio, the ratio of the reciprocals of two quantities. Inverse, or Reciprocal, proportion, an equality between a direct ratio and a reciprocal ratio; thus, 4: 2:: 1/3: 1/6, or 4: 2:: 3: 6, inversely. Origin: L. Inversus, p. P. Of invertere: cf. F. Inverse. See Invert. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Inverse

inventour inventress inventresses inventrices inventrix invents inveracity inverecund inverisimilitude inverisimilitudes

inverities inverity invermination inverness invernesses inverse (current term) inverse-square law inverse Fourier transform inverse Fourier transforms inverse anaphylaxis

inverse density dependence inverse function inverse functions inverse hyperbolic function inverse hyperbolic functions inverse image inverse images inverse limit inverse matrices inverse matrix

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