invertible

[in-vur-tuh-buhl]

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of invertible¹

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

Example Sentences

Is it invertible?—one arrives at the standard algebraic structures: the groups, rings and fields.

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So 5G, in my mind, is an invertible transition that will affect the globe, and the technology around the globe at various paces.

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