Inverse

Origin

Recorded since 1440, from Latin inversus, the past participle of invertere 'to invert', itself from in- 'in, on' + vertere 'to turn'

Full definition of inverse

Adjective

1. Opposite in effect or nature or order
2. reverse, opposite in order
3. (botany) Inverted; having a position or mode of attachment the reverse of that which is usual.
4. (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.Multiplication is the inverse operation to division.
5. (linguistics, Kiowa-Tanoan) A grammatical number marking that indicates the opposite grammatical number (or numbers) of the default number specification of noun class.
6. (category theory) A morphism which is both a left inverse and a right inverse.

Derived terms

• inverse function
• inversely

Related terms

• inversion
• inversive
• reverse

Noun

1. The opposite of a given, due to contrary nature or effect.
2. ''Deposing is the inverse of installing, and vice versa
3. The reverse version of a procedure.Removing one's shoes is the inverse of putting one's shoes on
4. (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.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. ''The compositional inverse of a function f is f

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

Verb

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

Antonyms

• compute (a point).

Anagrams

• versine