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in·verse / ˈinvərs; inˈvərs/ • adj. opposite or contrary in position, direction, order, or effect: the well-observed inverse relationship between disability and social contact. ∎  chiefly Math. produced from or related to something else by a process of inversion.• n. [usu. in sing.] something that is the opposite or reverse of something else: his approach is the inverse of most research on ethnic and racial groups. ∎  Math. a reciprocal quantity, mathematical expression, geometric figure, etc., that is the result of inversion. ∎  Math. an element that, when combined with a given element in an operation, produces the identity element for that operation.DERIVATIVES: in·verse·ly adv.

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