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  • 11Inverse proportion — Inverse In*verse , a. [L. inversus, p. p. of invertere: cf. F. inverse. See {Invert}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Opposite in order, relation, or effect; reversed; inverted; reciprocal; opposed to {direct}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Inverted; having a… …

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  • 12Inverse ratio — Inverse In*verse , a. [L. inversus, p. p. of invertere: cf. F. inverse. See {Invert}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Opposite in order, relation, or effect; reversed; inverted; reciprocal; opposed to {direct}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Inverted; having a… …

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  • 13Inverse (mathematics) — Inverse is the opposite of something. This word and its derivatives are used greatly in mathematics, as illustrated below. * Inverse element of an element x with respect to a binary operation * with identity element e is an element y such that x… …

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  • 14Inverse kinematics — is the process of determining the parameters of a jointed flexible object (a kinematic chain) in order to achieve a desired pose. Inverse kinematics are also relevant to game programming and 3D animation, where a common use is making sure game… …

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  • 15Inverse condemnation — is a term used in the law to describe a situation in which the government takes private property but fails to pay the just compensation required by the Constitution. In order to be compensated, the owner must then sue the government. In such… …

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  • 16Inverse — or inversion may refer to:* Inverse (program), a program for solving inverse and optimization problems * Inversion (music) * Inversion (prosody), the reversal of the order of a foot s elements * Inversion (linguistics) * Inversion (law),… …

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  • 17Inverse synthetic aperture radar — (ISAR) is a technique to generate a two dimensional high resolution image of a target.In situations where other radars display only a single unidentifiable bright moving pixel, the ISAR image is often adequate to discriminate between various… …

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  • 18inverse — [in vʉrs′, in′vʉrs΄] adj. [L inversus, pp. of invertere] 1. inverted; reversed in order or relation; directly opposite 2. Math. designating or of an operation which, when applied after a specific operation, cancels it [subtraction is the inverse… …

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  • 19inverse — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ opposite in position, direction, order, or effect. ► NOUN 1) a thing that is the opposite or reverse of another. 2) Mathematics a reciprocal quantity. DERIVATIVES inversely adverb. ORIGIN Latin inversus, from invertere …

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  • 20Inverse semigroup — In mathematics, an inverse semigroup S is a semigroup in which every element x in S has a unique inverse y in S in the sense that x = xyx and y = yxy. Inverse semigroups appear in a range of contexts; for example, they can be employed in the… …

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