invertible

American  

[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.

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Other Word Forms

• invertibility noun
• uninvertible adjective

Etymology

Origin of invertible

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

Example Sentences

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

Here, we will use determinants to reveal whether a matrix is invertible by using the entries of a square matrix to determine whether there is a solution to the system of equations.

From Textbooks • Feb. 13, 2015

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

From Textbooks • Feb. 13, 2015

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

From Textbooks • Feb. 13, 2015

Each domain includes the origin and some positive values, and most importantly, each results in a one- to-one function that is invertible.

From Textbooks • Feb. 13, 2015