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   inverse

   /ˈɪnvəːs/

   adjective

   • 1. opposite or contrary in position, direction, order, or effect: "numerous studies have shown an inverse relationship between exercise and the risk of heart disease"
   • ▪ produced from or related to something else by a process of inversion: "inverse logarithms"

   noun

   • 1. something that is the opposite or reverse of something else: "power is the inverse of dependence"
   • 2. a reciprocal quantity, mathematical expression, geometric figure, etc. which is the result of inversion: "the age of such a universe is simply the inverse of the Hubble constant"
   • ▪ an element which, when combined with a given element in an operation, produces the identity element for that operation.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin inversus, past participle of invertere (see invert1).

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