inverse image

noun Mathematics.

the point or set of points in the domain of a function corresponding to a given point or set of points in the range of the function.

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Nearby words

inverse, inverse cosecant, inverse cosine, inverse cotangent, inverse function, inverse image, inverse square law, inverse-square law, inversely, inversion, inversion casting

Also called counter image.

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