inverse
adjective
1. reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect
Similar word(s): backward, reverse
2. 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)
Similar word(s): reciprocal
Sentences with inverse as an adjective:
- Multiplication is the inverse operation to division.
noun
1. something inverted in sequence or character or effect
- when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse
Similar word(s): opposite
Definition categories: link, oppositeness, opposition
Sentences with inverse as a noun:
- Deposing is the inverse of installing, and vice versa
- Removing one's shoes is the inverse of putting one's shoes on
- The additive inverse of x is -x as, x + -x = 0 where 0 is the additive identity element.
- The multiplicative inverse of x is x-1 as, x * x-1 = 1 where 1 is the multiplicative identity element.
- The compositional inverse of a function f is f–1 as, f f–1 is the identity function (ie f–1(f(a)) = a for all a).
verb
1. (surveying) To compute the bearing and distance between two points.