inverse
inverse Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Opposite or contrary in position, direction, order, or effect.
"Economists observed an inverse relationship between interest rates and consumer borrowing."
Designating a mathematical operation or function that undoes the effect of another operation or function.
"Subtraction is the inverse operation of addition, just as division undoes multiplication."
• noun
Something that is the exact opposite or reverse of another thing.
"His quiet, methodical demeanor in the laboratory was the exact inverse of his energetic stage persona."
An element, quantity, or function in mathematics that combines with a given element to yield the identity element, such as a reciprocal.
"To solve the matrix equation, you must first calculate the multiplicative inverse of the coefficient matrix."
Word Nuance & Usage
In formal logic, the 'inverse' of a conditional statement negates both the hypothesis and the conclusion, whereas the 'converse' swaps their positions without negating them.
• Rhymes for inverse
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the mid-16th century from Middle French inverse or directly from Latin inversus, the past participle of invertere ('to turn upside down or inside out'), from in- ('in, upon') and vertere ('to turn').