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inverse images

inverse images is the plural of inverse image.

Meaning of inverse image

Noun

inverse image (plural inverse images)

  1. The set of points that map to a given point (or set of points) under a specified function.
    • Under the function given by f(x)#61;x², the inverse image of 4 is #92;#123;-2,2#92;#125;, as is the inverse image of #92;#123;4#92;#125;.
    Synonyms:
    preimage

Questions about inverse images

What is inverse images the plural of?
Inverse images is the plural of inverse image.

Words near inverse images in the dictionary

  1. inverse function
  2. inverse functions
  3. inverse hyperbolic function
  4. inverse hyperbolic functions
  5. inverse image
  6. inverse images
  7. inverse kinematics
  8. inverse limit
  9. inverse limits
  10. inverse matrices
  11. inverse matrix

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