inverse function

in·verse func·tion

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- UK Pronunciation
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- [adjective, noun in-vurs, in-vurs fuhngk-shuh n]
- /adjective, noun ɪnˈvɜrs, ˈɪn vɜrs ˈfʌŋk ʃən/
- /ɪnˈvɜːs ˈfʌŋkʃn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [adjective, noun in-vurs, in-vurs fuhngk-shuh n]
- /adjective, noun ɪnˈvɜrs, ˈɪn vɜrs ˈfʌŋk ʃən/

Definitions of inverse function words

noun inverse function the function that replaces another function when the dependent and independent variables of the first function are interchanged for an appropriate set of values of the dependent variable. In y = sin x and x = arc sin y, the inverse function of sine is arc sine. 1
noun inverse function the set of pairs arrived at when the first and second elements of the pairs in the original function are interchanged 0
noun inverse function the function obtained by expressing the independent variable of another function in terms of the dependent variable which is then regarded as an independent variable 0
noun inverse function (mathematics) A function that does exactly the opposite of another; formally g is the inverse function of a function f if and only if: . Notation. 0

before 1810

One of the 40% newest English words

First recorded in 1810-20

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