inverse

[In*verse·]

If you notice that the more money you have, the less money your brother has, you’ve discovered an inverse relationship: when your bank account increases, his decreases.

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Opposite in order, relation, or effect; reversed; inverted; reciprocal; -- opposed to direct.

Noun
something inverted in sequence or character or effect; "when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse"

Adjective S.
reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect

Adjective
opposite in nature or effect or relation to another quantity ; "a term is in inverse proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other decreases (or increases)"

a.
Opposite in order, relation, or effect; reversed; inverted; reciprocal; -- opposed to direct.

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

a.
Opposite in nature and effect; -- said with reference to any two operations, which, when both are performed in succession upon any quantity, reproduce that quantity; as, multiplication is the inverse operation to division. The symbol of an inverse operation is the symbol of the direct operation with -1 as an index. Thus sin-1 x means the arc whose sine is x.

n.
That which is inverse.

Inverse

In*verse" , a. [L. inversus, p. p. of invertere: cf. F. inverse. See Invert.] 1. Opposite in order, relation, or effect; reversed; inverted; reciprocal; -- opposed to direct. 2. (Bot.) Inverted; having a position or mode of attachment the reverse of that which is usual. 3. (Math.) Opposite in nature and effect; -- said with reference to any two operations, which, when both are performed in succession upon any quantity, reproduce that quantity; as, multiplication is the inverse operation to division. The symbol of an inverse operation is the symbol of the direct operation with -1 as an index. Thus sin-1 x means the arc whose sine is x. Inverse figures (Geom.), two figures, such that each point of either figure is inverse to a corresponding point in the order figure. -- Inverse points (Geom.), two points lying on a line drawn from the center of a fixed circle or sphere, and so related that the product of their distances from the center of the circle or sphere is equal to the square of the radius. -- Inverse, ∨ Reciprocal, ratio (Math.), the ratio of the reciprocals of two quantities. -- Inverse, ∨ Reciprocal, proportion, an equality between a direct ratio and a reciprocal ratio; thus, 4 : 2 : : , or 4 : 2 : : 3 : 6, inversely.

Inverse

In"verse, n. That which is inverse.

Thus the course of human study is the inverse of the course of things in nature.

Opposite in order, relation, or effect; reversed; inverted; reciprocal; -- opposed to direct.

That which is inverse.

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Usage Examples

My happiness grows in direct proportion to my acceptance, and in inverse proportion to my expectations.

People's intelligence tends to be in inverse proportion to their number. People don't tend to get smarter as they get into bigger groups.

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Other Usage Examples

I have discovered in 20 years of moving around a ballpark, that the knowledge of the game is usually in inverse proportion to the price of the seats.

There is an inverse relationship between reliance on the state and self-reliance.