inverse

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Adjective

inverse (not comparable)

Positive
inverse

Comparative
not comparable

Superlative
none (absolute)

  1. Opposite in effect or nature or order
  2. reverse, opposite in or order
  3. (mathematics) Having the properties of an inverse.
  4. (Kiowa-Tanaon linguistics) A grammatical number marking that indicates the opposite grammatical number (or numbers) of the default number specification of noun class.

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[edit] Noun

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Singular
inverse

Plural
inverses

inverse (plural inverses)

  1. The opposite of a given, due to contrary nature or effect.
    Deposing is the opposite of installing, and vice versa
  2. The reverse version of a procedure.
    Removing one's shoes is the inverse of putting one's shoes on
  3. (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 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).
  4. (logic) A statement constructed from the negatives of the premise and conclusion of some other statement: ~p → ~q is the inverse of p → q.

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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to inverse

Third person singular
inverses

Simple past
inversed

Past participle
inversed

Present participle
inversing

to inverse (third-person singular simple present inverses, present participle inversing, simple past and past participle inversed)

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

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inverse (epicene, plural inverses)

  1. inverse

[edit] Noun

inverse m. (plural inverses)

  1. The inverse, the contrary

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[edit] Italian

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inverse f.

  1. Feminine plural form of inverso