inverse - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'inverse' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Inverse

[ a.]

- Opposite in order, relation, or effect; reversed; inverted; reciprocal; -- opposed to direct.
- Inverted; having a position or mode of attachment the reverse of that which is usual.
- Opposite in nature and effect; -- said with reference to any two operations, which, when both are performed in succession upon any quantity, reproduce that quantity; as, multiplication is the inverse operation to division. The symbol of an inverse operation is the symbol of the direct operation with -1 as an index. Thus sin-1 x means the arc whose sine is x.

2 . Inverse

[ n.]

- That which is inverse.

Meaning of 'inverse' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . inverse

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- something inverted in sequence or character or effect

Example in sentence:

when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse

2 . inverse

[ a]

Meaning (2):
- opposite in nature or effect or relation to another quantity

Example in sentence:

a term is in inverse proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other decreases (or increases)

Nearby Words:

invade invaded invader invading invaginate invaginated invagination invalescence invaletudinary invalid

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Inverse Relationship
An Inverse Relationship is a sort of association between double variables in which a rise in one parameter is related to a decline in the other.

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