Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inverse image

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.41 in modern English

Syllables: in-verse im-age
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The set of points that map to a given point (or set of points) under a specified function.

Example Sentences

"Under the function given by f(x)#61;x², the inverse image of 4 is #92;#123;-2,2#92;#125;, as is the inverse image of #92;#123;4#92;#125;."

Inflected Forms

inverse images (plural)

Synonyms

preimage

Questions

What does inverse image mean?: The set of points that map to a given point (or set of points) under a specified function.

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