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The correct spelling is inverses.

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noun

Say it like: Inv-ers-es

The correct spelling is inverses. An inverted state: a state in which something has been turned (properly) upside down or inside out or backwards. For example: "321 is the inverse of 123."

Usage Examples

321 is the inverse of 123.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.An inverted state: a state in which something has been turned (properly) upside down or inside out or backwards.
  2. 2.The result of an inversion, particularly:
  3. 3.A second element which negates a first; in a binary operation, the element for which the binary operation—when applied to both it and an initially given element—yields the operation's identity element, specifically:
  4. 4.A morphism which is both a left inverse and a right inverse.
  5. 5.The winning of the coup in a game of rouge et noir by a card of a color different from that first dealt; the area of the table reserved for bets upon such an outcome.

verb

  1. 1.To compute the bearing and distance between two points.

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