Inverse

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Inverse or invert may refer to:

Science and mathematics

  • Inverse (logic), a type of conditional sentence which is an immediate inference made from another conditional sentence
  • Additive inverse (negation), the inverse of a number that, when added to the original number, yields zero
  • Compositional inverse, a function that "reverses" another function
  • Inverse element
  • Inverse function, a function that "reverses" another function
    • Generalized inverse, a matrix that has some properties of the inverse matrix but not necessarily all of them
  • Multiplicative inverse (reciprocal), a number which when multiplied by a given number yields the multiplicative identity, 1
    • Inverse matrix of an Invertible matrix

Other uses

  • Invert level, the base interior level of a pipe, trench or tunnel
  • Inverse (website), an online magazine
  • An outdated term for an LGBT person; see Sexual inversion (sexology)

See also

  • Inversion (disambiguation)
  • Inverter (disambiguation)
  • Opposite (disambiguation)
  • Reverse (disambiguation)
  • Complement (disambiguation)
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