Inverse Definition

ĭn-vûrs, ĭnvûrs
adjective
Inverted; reversed in order or relation; directly opposite.
Webster's New World
Designating or of an operation which, when applied after a specific operation, cancels it.
Subtraction is the inverse operation of addition.
Webster's New World
Of or relating to an inverse or an inverse function.
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Turned upside down; inverted.
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Reverse, opposite in order.

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noun
Any inverse thing; direct opposite.
Webster's New World
The result of an inversion.
Webster's New World
One of a pair of elements in a set whose result under the operation of the set is the identity element, especially:
American Heritage
The result obtained after dividing 1 by the given number; reciprocal.
The inverse of x is 1/x.
Webster's New World

The opposite of a given, due to contrary nature or effect.

Deposing is the opposite of installing, and vice versa.
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verb

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

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Other Word Forms of Inverse

Noun

Singular:
inverse
Plural:
inverses

Origin of Inverse

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

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Latin inversus past participle of invertere to invert invert

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Inverse Sentence Examples

  • There we proceeded from the direct to the inverse operations.

  • In general theory the inverse rule seems to prevail.

  • There is therefore as yet no ground for regarding any deviation from the law of inverse square as more than a possibility.

  • The process of dispersion is the inverse of that of absorption, and exhibits similar features.

  • Liberals were scandalized by his apparent identification of " right " with " might," implied in the demand for a strong government; and though he often declared the true interpretation to be that the right would ultimately become might, his desire for strong government seemed too often to sanction the inverse view.

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ESERSE

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