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   in·verse

   /ˈinˌvərs/

   adjective

   • 1. opposite or contrary in position, direction, order, or effect: "the well-observed inverse relationship between disability and social contact"
   • ▪ 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: "his approach is the inverse of most research"
   • ▪ a reciprocal quantity, mathematical expression, geometric figure, etc., that is the result of inversion.
   • ▪ an element that, 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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