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invertible

American

[in-vur-tuh-buhl] / ɪnˈvɜr tə bəl /

adjective

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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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

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

No, if the coefficient matrix is not invertible, the system could be inconsistent and have no solution, or be dependent and have infinitely many solutions.

From Textbooks • Feb. 13, 2015

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

From Textbooks • Feb. 13, 2015

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