Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - inverse
Inverse
inverse
adj. & n. --adj. inverted in position, order, or relation. --n. 1 the state of being inverted. 2 (often foll. by of) a thing that is the opposite or reverse of another. 3 Math. an element which, when combined with a given element in an operation, produces the identity element for that operation. Phrases and idioms inverse proportion (or ratio) a relation between two quantities such that one increases in proportion as the other decreases. inverse square law a law by which the intensity of an effect, such as gravitational force, illumination, etc., changes in inverse proportion to the square of the distance from the source. Derivatives inversely adv. Etymology: L inversus past part. of invertere: see INVERT
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I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, turned upside down, from Latin inversus, from past participle of invertere Date: 15th century opposite in order, nature, or effect, being an ~ function , II. noun Date: circa 1681 something of a contrary nature or quality ; opposite, reverse, a proposition or theorem formed by contradicting both the subject and predicate or both the hypothesis and conclusion of a given proposition or theorem , 3. ~ function, a set element that is related to another element in such a way that the result of applying a given binary operation to them is an identity element of the set ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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