Inverse vs. Reciprocal
Inverseadjective
Opposite in effect, nature or order.
Inverseadjective
Reverse, opposite in order.
Inverseadjective
(botany) Inverted; having a position or mode of attachment the reverse of that which is usual.
Inverseadjective
(mathematics) Having the properties of an inverse; said with reference to any two operations, which, when both are performed in succession upon any quantity, reproduce that quantity.
Inverseadjective
(geometry) That has the property of being an inverse (the result of a circle inversion of a given point or geometrical figure); that is constructed by circle inversion.
Inverseadjective
Whose every element has an inverse (morphism which is both a left inverse and a right inverse).
Inversenoun
An inverted state: a state in which something has been turned (properly) upside down or (loosely) inside out or backwards.
Inversenoun
The result of an inversion, particularly:
Inversenoun
The reverse of any procedure or process.
Inversenoun
(mathematics) A ratio etc. in which the antecedents and consequents are switched.
Inversenoun
(geometry) The result of a circle inversion; the set of all such points; the curve described by such a set.
Inversenoun
(logic) The non-truth-preserving proposition constructed by negating both the premise and conclusion of an initially given proposition.
Inversenoun
(mathematics) 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:
Inversenoun
(addition) The negative of a given number.
Inversenoun
(multiplication) One divided by a given number.
Inversenoun
(functions) A second function which, when combined with the initially given function, yields as its output any term inputted into the first function.
Inversenoun
(category theory) A morphism which is both a left inverse and a right inverse.
Inversenoun
(card games) 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.
Inversenoun
A grammatical number marking that indicates the opposite grammatical number (or numbers) of the default number specification of noun class.
Inverseverb
(surveying) To compute the bearing and distance between two points.
Inverseadjective
Opposite in order, relation, or effect; reversed; inverted; reciprocal; - opposed to direct.
Inverseadjective
Inverted; having a position or mode of attachment the reverse of that which is usual.
Inverseadjective
Opposite in nature and effect; - said with reference to any two operations, which, when both are performed in succession upon any quantity, reproduce that quantity; as, multiplication is the inverse operation to division. The symbol of an inverse operation is the symbol of the direct operation with -1 as an index. Thus sin-1 x means the arc or angle whose sine is x.
Inversenoun
That which is inverse.
Inversenoun
something inverted in sequence or character or effect;
Inverseadjective
reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect
Inverseadjective
opposite in nature or effect or relation to another quantity ;
Reciprocaladjective
Of a feeling, action or such: mutual, uniformly felt or done by each party towards the other or others; two-way.
Reciprocaladjective
Mutually interchangeable.
Reciprocaladjective
(grammar) expressing mutual action, applied to pronouns and verbs; also in a broad sense: reflexive
Reciprocaladjective
(math) Used to denote different kinds of mutual relation; often with reference to the substitution of reciprocals for given quantities.
Reciprocaladjective
Done, given, felt, or owed in return
Reciprocalnoun
(arithmetic) The number obtained by dividing 1 by another given number; the result of exchanging the numerator and the denominator of a fraction.
Reciprocalnoun
(grammar) A construction expressing mutual action.
Reciprocaladjective
Recurring in vicissitude; alternate.
Reciprocaladjective
Done by each to the other; interchanging or interchanged; given and received; due from each to each; mutual; as, reciprocal love; reciprocal duties.
Reciprocaladjective
Mutually interchangeable.
Reciprocaladjective
Reflexive; - applied to pronouns and verbs, but sometimes limited to such pronouns as express mutual action.
Reciprocaladjective
Used to denote different kinds of mutual relation; often with reference to the substitution of reciprocals for given quantities. See the Phrases below.
Reciprocalnoun
That which is reciprocal to another thing.
Reciprocalnoun
The quotient arising from dividing unity by any quantity; thus ¼ is the reciprocal of 4; 1/(a + b) is the reciprocal of a + b. The reciprocal of a fraction is the fraction inverted, or the denominator divided by the numerator.
Reciprocalnoun
something (a term or expression or concept) that has a reciprocal relation to something else;
Reciprocalnoun
(mathematics) one of a pair of numbers whose product is 1: the reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2; the multiplicative inverse of 7 is 1/7
Reciprocalnoun
hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype
Reciprocaladjective
concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return;
Reciprocaladjective
of or relating to or suggestive of complementation;
Reciprocaladjective
of or relating to the multiplicative inverse of a quantity or function;
