multiplicative inverse meaning
ENWMultiplicative inverse
- In mathematics, a multiplicative inverse or reciprocal for a number x, denoted by 1/x or x−1, is a number which when multiplied by x yields the multiplicative identity, 1. The multiplicative inverse of a fraction a/b is b/a.
- The term reciprocal was in common use at least as far back as the third edition of Encyclopædia Britannica (1797) to describe two numbers whose product is 1; geometrical quantities in inverse proportion are described as reciprocall in a 1570 translat
- In the phrase multiplicative inverse, the qualifier multiplicative is often omitted and then tacitly understood (in contrast to the additive inverse). Multiplicative inverses can be defined over many mathematical domains as well as numbers.
- NounPLmultiplicative inversesPREmulti-SUF-verse
- the inverse element with respect to multiplication; the reciprocal.
- the inverse element with respect to multiplication; the reciprocal.
Definition of multiplicative inverse in English Dictionary
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Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this idiom "multiplicative inverse" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun.