INVERSE FUNCTION Definition & Meaning

inverse function

noun

Mathematics.

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.

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Origin of inverse function¹

First recorded in 1810–20

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France’s rise as a Mediterranean power has been an inverse function of Turkish decline around the same sea.

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Escalante brought toys to class: a plastic monkey climbing up and down a pole illustrated the inverse function.

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Thus, if one rotate the rod with one's own hand, one has the feeling that the backward movement of the bands is an inverse function of the increase in velocity of the rod.

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