"inverse function" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: inverse functions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} inverse function (plural inverse functions)
  1. (mathematics) 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. Wikipedia link: inverse function Categories (topical): Functions, Mathematics Synonyms (function that reverses the mapping action of a given function): anti-function [nonstandard, obsolete] Related terms: invertible Translations (function that reverses the mapping action of a given function): funció inversa [feminine] (Catalan), inverzní funkce [feminine] (Czech), invers funktion [common-gender] (Danish), omvendt funktion [common-gender] (Danish), käänteisfunktio (Finnish), fonction réciproque [feminine] (French), Umkehrfunktion [feminine] (German), inverse Funktion [feminine] (German), inverz függvény (Hungarian), funzione inversa [feminine] (Italian), 逆関数 (gyaku-kansū) (Japanese), 역함수 (yeokhamsu) (Korean), fūnctiō inversa [feminine] (Latin), invers funksjon [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), invers funksjon [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), funkcja odwrotna [feminine] (Polish), função inversa [feminine] (Portuguese), обратная фу́нкция (obratnaja fúnkcija) [feminine] (Russian), инверзна функција [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), inverzna funkcija [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), inverzná funkcia [feminine] (Slovak), inverzna funkcija [feminine] (Slovene), función recíproca [feminine] (Spanish), función inversa [feminine] (Spanish), invers funktion [common-gender] (Swedish), baligtad na kabisa (Tagalog), обернена функція (obernena funkcija) [feminine] (Ukrainian)

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