Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inverse

present participle of inverse

(mathematics) Alternative form of invertibility

(geometry) The branch of geometry concerned with inversion transformations, specifically circle inversions in the Euclidean plane, but also as generalised in non-Euclidean and higher-dimensional spaces.

plural of inversive geometry

Either concept, the inverse of the other, of a conceptual pair.

(linear algebra) Of a matrix A, another matrix B such that A multiplied by B and B multiplied by A both equal the identity matrix.

(chemistry) The rapid inversion of the lone pair in a molecule such as a tertiary amine which prevents it from being chiral.

(mathematics) Proportional to the reciprocal of the independent variable.

(mathematics) For a given function f, another function, denoted f⁻¹, that reverses the mapping action of f; (formally) given a function f:X→Y, a function g:Y→X such that, ∀x∈X,f(x)=y⟹g(y)=x.