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Inverse function Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Inverse function has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

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Noun
1

a function obtained by expressing the dependent variable of one function as the independent variable of another; f and g are inverse functions if f(x)=y and g(y)=x

2

For a given function f, another function, denoted f^(−1), that reverses the mapping action of f; (formally) given a function f:X→Y, a function g:Y→X such that, ∀x∈X,f(x)=y⟹g(y)=x.

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