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The definition of inverse

5 Definitions of: inverse

    1. adjective, opposite or contrary in effect, sequence, direction, etc
    2. adjective, maths a) (of a relationship) containing two variables such that an increase in one results in a decrease in the other b) (of an element) operating on a specified member of a set to produce the identity of the set: the additive inverse element of x is –x, the multiplicative inverse element of x is 1/x
    3. adjective, upside-down; inverted
    4. noun, maths a)another name for reciprocal b) an inverse element
    5. noun, logic a categorial proposition derived from another by changing both the proposition and its subject from affirmative to negative, or vice versa, as all immortals are angels from no mortals are angels
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Synonyms: opposite, reverse, contrary, invert, converse, transpose
 

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