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invertible

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[in-vur-tuh-buhl] / ɪnˈvɜr tə bəl /

adjective

  1. able to be turned upside down, turned inside out, or reversed in position, order, direction, etc.; subject to inversion.

    The data is converted using invertible transforms, such as a Fourier transform.

Other Word Forms

  • invertibility noun
  • uninvertible adjective

Etymology

Origin of invertible

invert ( def. ) + -ible ( def. )

Vocabulary lists containing invertible

Functions - High School

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Correction, Jan. 24, 2021: Due to a transcription error, this piece originally misquoted Connor Chung as saying that broad swaths of fossil fuel companies’ assets stand to be rendered invertible.

From Slate • Jan. 24, 2022

The data can only be decrypted with an invertible matrix and the determinant.

From Textbooks • Feb. 13, 2015

A matrix that has a multiplicative inverse is called an invertible matrix.

From Textbooks • Feb. 13, 2015

An invertible matrix has the property See Example 2.

From Textbooks • Feb. 13, 2015

While it is not possible to find an inverse of most polynomial functions, some basic polynomials are invertible.

From Textbooks • Feb. 13, 2015

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