inversive

[in-vur-siv]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

noting, pertaining to, or characterized by inversion.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of inversive¹

First recorded in 1870–75; invers(ion) + -ive

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Example Sentences

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In graduate school at Columbia he soured on astronomy, took his master's degree in higher mathematics with a thesis on An Introduction to Inversive Geometry.