"inverse image" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: inverse images [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} inverse image (plural inverse images)
  1. The set of points that map to a given point (or set of points) under a specified function. Synonyms: preimage Translations (set of points): imagem inversa [feminine] (Portuguese), imagem recíproca [feminine] (Portuguese), imagine inversă (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-inverse_image-en-noun-fNoE~CFm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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