inverse
/ɪnˈvɝs/
An inverted state: a state in which something has been turned upside down or inside out or backwards; The result of an inversion; The reverse of any procedure or process
- plural
- inverses
Meanings
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An inverted state: a state in which something has been turned (properly) upside down or (loosely) inside out or backwards
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The result of an inversion; The reverse of any procedure or process
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The result of an inversion; A ratio etc. in which the antecedents and consequents are switchedrare
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The result of an inversion; The result of a circle inversion; the set of all such points; the curve described by such a setrare
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The result of an inversion; The non-truth-preserving proposition constructed by negating both the premise and conclusion of an initially given propositionrare
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The negative of a given number — A second element which negates a first; in a binary operation, the element for which the binary operation—when applied to both it and an initially given element—yields the operation's identity element, specificallyrare
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One divided by a given number — A second element which negates a first; in a binary operation, the element for which the binary operation—when applied to both it and an initially given element—yields the operation's identity element, specificallyrare
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A second function which, when combined with the initially given function, yields as its output any term inputted into the first function — A second element which negates a first; in a binary operation, the element for which the binary operation—when applied to both it and an initially given element—yields the operation's identity element, specificallyrare
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A morphism which is both a left inverse and a right inverserare
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The winning of the coup in a game of rouge et noir by a card of a color different from that first dealt; the area of the table reserved for bets upon such an outcomerare