inversely

in•verse•ly adv.

in•verse adj.

reversed in position, order, direction, or tendency;
opposite:Read the numbers in inverse order.
(of a proportion) having two terms of which one increases as the other decreases.

something that is the direct opposite:The outcome was the inverse of what was supposed to happen.

in•verse•ly, adv. See -vert-.

in•verse adj., n., v., -versed, -vers•ing.
adj.

reversed in position, order, direction, or tendency.
[Math.]
- Mathematics(of a proportion) containing terms of which an increase in one results in a decrease in another. A term is said to be in inverse proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other decreases (or increases).
- Mathematicsof or pertaining to an inverse function. Cf. direct (def. 16).
inverted;
turned upside down.

an inverted state or condition.
something that is inverse;
the direct opposite.
Mathematics
- Mathematicsan element of an algebraic system, as a group, corresponding to a given element such that its product or sum with the given element is the identity element.
- See inverse function.
- Mathematicsa point related to a given point so that it is situated on the same radius, extended if necessary, of a given circle or sphere and so that the product of the distances of the two points from the center equals the square of the radius of the circle or sphere.
- Mathematicsthe set of such inverses of the points of a given set, as the points on a curve.

v.t.

Latin inversus, past participle of invertere to turn upside down or inside out, reverse. See in-², verse
1605–15

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