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backsolve

backsolve verb: to determine the inputs that would lead to a given output in a mathematical system.

Verb

backsolve (third-person singular simple present backsolves, present participle backsolving, simple past and past participle backsolved)

  1. To determine the inputs that would lead to a given output in a mathematical system.

Forms of backsolve

third-person singular presentbacksolves
present participlebacksolving
past participlebacksolved
pastbacksolved

Origin of backsolve

From back + solve.

Words formed from backsolve

Questions about backsolve

What does backsolve mean?
Backsolve means to determine the inputs that would lead to a given output in a mathematical system.
What part of speech is backsolve?
Backsolve is a verb.
What is the past tense of backsolve?
The past tense of backsolve is backsolved.

Words near backsolve in the dictionary

  1. backslums
  2. backsold
  3. backsolution
  4. backsolutions
  5. backsolvable
  6. backsolve
  7. backsolved
  8. backsolver
  9. backsolvers
  10. backsolves
  11. backsolving

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