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inverse image

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noun

Mathematics.
  1. 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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Spielberg’s film, released the year before “Testament,” is a sci-fi fantasy of suburban youth in a universe of expanding possibility—an inverse image of the considerably darker, not-so-improbable science fiction in which Scottie finds himself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

On the original landing page, the mascot was depicted missing a foot, as a sort of an inverse image of a lucky rabbit’s foot.

From New York Times • Aug. 12, 2011

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