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Word: inverse (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Adjective:

  • ''(Kiowa-Tanaon linguistics)'' A grammatical number marking that indicates the opposite grammatical number (or numbers) of the default number specification of noun class.
  • math Having the properties of an inverse.
  • Opposite in effect or nature or order
  • reverse, opposite in or order

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Noun:

  • logic A statement constructed from the negatives of the premise and conclusion of some other statement: ~p ? ~q is the inverse of p ? q.
  • math The inverse of an element ''x'' with respect to a binary operation is an element that when combined with ''x'' yields the appropriate identity element.
  • The opposite of a given, due to contrary nature or effect.
  • The reverse version of a procedure.

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Verb:

  • surveying To compute the bearing and distance between two points.

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