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1. (adj.) inverse
reversed in position, order, direction, or tendency.
2. inverse
(of a proportion) containing terms of which an increase in one results in a decrease in another.
3. inverse
inverted; turned upside down.
4. (n.) inverse
an inverted state or condition.
5. inverse
something that is inverse; the direct opposite.
Etymology: (1605–15; < L inversus, ptp. of invertere; see invert)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) inverse, opposite
something inverted in sequence or character or effect
"when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse"
2. (adj) inverse, reverse
reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect
3. (adj) inverse
opposite in nature or effect or relation to another quantity
"a term is in inverse proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other decreases (or increases)"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) Inverse
opposite in order, relation, or effect; reversed; inverted; reciprocal; -- opposed to direct
2. (adj) Inverse
inverted; having a position or mode of attachment the reverse of that which is usual
3. (adj) Inverse
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
4. (noun) Inverse
that which is inverse
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