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Inverse function   /ɪnvˈərs fˈəŋkʃən/   Listen
Inverse function

noun
1.
A function obtained by expressing the dependent variable of one function as the independent variable of another; f and g are inverse functions if f(x)=y and g(y)=x.





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... the rod rotates forward yet faster, no change is seen except that the system of bands moves backward more and more slowly. Thus, if one rotate the rod with one's own hand, one has the feeling that the backward movement of the bands is an inverse function of the increase in velocity of the rod. And, indeed, as this velocity still increases, the bands gradually come to rest, although both the disc and the ...
— Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 • Various


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