inverse vs transpose

inverse

noun
  • A second function which, when combined with the initially given function, yields as its output any term inputted into the first function. 

  • The result of a circle inversion; the set of all such points; the curve described by such a set. 

  • A morphism which is both a left inverse and a right inverse. 

  • A ratio etc. in which the antecedents and consequents are switched. 

  • The negative of a given number. 

  • The winning of the coup in a game of rouge et noir by a card of a color different from that first dealt; the area of the table reserved for bets upon such an outcome. 

  • A grammatical number marking that indicates the opposite grammatical number (or numbers) of the default number specification of noun class. 

  • The reverse of any procedure or process. 

  • The non-truth-preserving proposition constructed by negating both the premise and conclusion of an initially given proposition. 

  • One divided by a given number. 

  • An inverted state: a state in which something has been turned (properly) upside down or (loosely) inside out or backwards. 

adj
  • Opposite in effect, nature or order. 

  • Having the properties of an inverse; said with reference to any two operations, which, when both are performed in succession upon any quantity, reproduce that quantity. 

  • Reverse, opposite in order. 

  • Inverted; having a position or mode of attachment the reverse of that which is usual. 

  • That has the property of being an inverse (the result of a circle inversion of a given point or geometrical figure); that is constructed by circle inversion. 

  • Whose every element has an inverse (morphism which is both a left inverse and a right inverse). 

verb
  • To compute the bearing and distance between two points. 

transpose

noun
  • The resulting matrix, derived from performing a transpose operation on a given matrix. 

  • The process of rearranging elements in a matrix, by interchanging their respective row and column positional indicators. 

verb
  • To rewrite or perform (a piece) in another key. 

  • To rearrange elements in a matrix, by interchanging their respective row and column positional indicators. 

  • To give force to a directive by passing appropriate implementation measures. 

  • To reach a position that may also be obtained from a different move order. 

  • To reverse or change the order of (two or more things); to swap or interchange. 

  • To move (a term) from one side of an algebraic equation to the other, reversing the sign of the term. 

adj
  • A matrix with the characteristic of having been transposed from a given matrix. 

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