noun Download 🔗Share An inverted state: a state in which something has been turned (properly) upside down or inside out or backwards. Examples : "321 is the inverse of 123." math physics science number Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The result of an inversion, particularly: Examples : "In mathematics, addition and subtraction are inverses of each other, meaning one operation undoes the other. " math Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A second element which negates a first; in a binary operation, the element for which the binary operation—when applied to both it and an initially given element—yields the operation's identity element, specifically: Examples : "In mathematics, 5 and -5 are additive inverses because their sum equals zero, which is the identity element for addition. " math number logic system element Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A morphism which is both a left inverse and a right inverse. Examples : "In math class, we learned that multiplying a number by its inverses, like 2 and 1/2, results in 1, proving they are both left and right inverses of each other. " math logic Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The winning of the coup in a game of rouge et noir by a card of a color different from that first dealt; the area of the table reserved for bets upon such an outcome. Examples : "After the dealer revealed the red card, experienced gamblers shifted their chips to the inverses, anticipating a black card win. " game area bet Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (Kiowa-Tanoan) A grammatical number marking that indicates the opposite grammatical number (or numbers) of the default number specification of noun class. Examples : ""In Kiowa grammar, the inverses indicate whether a noun typically plural is being treated as singular, or vice versa, marking a shift from the usual number agreement." " grammar linguistics language number Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To compute the bearing and distance between two points. Examples : "The surveyors inverses the coordinates of the two property corners to determine the boundary line's length and direction. " math technical geography nautical sailing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading