Meanings
adjectiveinvolutory (not comparable)
- not comparablemathematicsOf a mapping or transformation: being its own inverse; being an involution.
Synonyms: involutorial
nouninvolutory (plural involutories)
plural involutories
- mathematicsA linear transformation that is its own inverse, i.e., that has period two.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf a mapping or transformation: being its own inverse; being an involution.
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involutory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/involutory
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“involutory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/involutory. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “involutory,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/involutory.
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