inverse function
function that "reverses" another function: if the function f applied to an input x gives a result of y, then applying its inverse function g to y gives the result x, and vice versa. i.e., f(x) = y if and only if g(y) = x
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inverse function
Summary
inverse function ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (404 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- inverse function's image is recorded as Función recíproca.png[2].
- inverse function's GND ID is recorded as 4186767-1[3].
- inverse function's subclass of is recorded as inverse[4].
- inverse function's subclass of is recorded as function[5].
- inverse function's subclass of is recorded as inverse morphism[6].
- inverse function's Commons category is recorded as Inverse functions[7].
- inverse function's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03vjb[8].
- inverse function's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Inverse functions[9].
- inverse function's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-2:2019 Quantities and units — Part 2: Mathematics[10].
- inverse function's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[11].
- inverse function's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/inverse-function[12].
- inverse function's different from is recorded as multiplicative inverse[13].
- inverse function's different from is recorded as reciprocal function[14].
- inverse function's MathWorld ID is recorded as InverseFunction[15].
- inverse function's Mathematics Subject Classification ID is recorded as 47J25[16].
- inverse function's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as inverse-functions[17].
- inverse function's Open Library subject ID is recorded as functions_inverse[18].
- inverse function's Open Library subject ID is recorded as inverse_functions[19].
- inverse function's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as invers_funksjon[20].
- inverse function's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[21].
- inverse function's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 140528856[22].
- inverse function's Brilliant Wiki ID is recorded as functions-inverses[23].
- inverse function's Encyclopedia of Mathematics article ID is recorded as Inverse_function[24].
- inverse function's Treccani's Enciclopedia della Matematica ID is recorded as funzione-inversa[25].
- inverse function's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C140528856[26].
Why It Matters
inverse function ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (404 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]