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involutory

involutory adjective: of a mapping or transformation: being its own inverse; being an involution.

Adjective

involutory (not comparable)

  1. Of a mapping or transformation: being its own inverse; being an involution.
    Synonyms:
    involutorial

Noun

involutory (plural involutories)

  1. A linear transformation that is its own inverse, i.e., that has period two.

Synonyms of involutory

Forms of involutory

pluralinvolutories

Questions about involutory

What does involutory mean?
Involutory means of a mapping or transformation: being its own inverse; being an involution.
What part of speech is involutory?
Involutory can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near involutory in the dictionary

  1. involutions
  2. involutive
  3. involutivity
  4. involutorial
  5. involutories
  6. involutory
  7. involve
  8. involved
  9. involvedly
  10. involvedness
  11. involvedst

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