MULTIPLICATIVE INVERSE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(mathematics) one of a pair of numbers whose product is 1: the reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2; the multiplicative inverse of 7 is 1/7

Synonyms:

multiplicative inverse; reciprocal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas

Hypernyms ("multiplicative inverse" is a kind of...):

inverse; opposite (something inverted in sequence or character or effect)

Domain category:

math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)

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