inverse function

inverse function

noun Mathematics.
the function that replaces another function when the dependent and independent variables of the first function are interchanged for an appropriate set of values of the dependent variable. In y = sin x and x = arc sin y, the inverse function of sin is arc sine.

Origin:
1810–20
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Inverse function is always a great word to know.
So is determinant. Does it mean:
single number obtained from a matrix that reveals a variety of the matrix's properties
inequality involving a linear function
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inverse function

noun
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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