Meanings
nounmultiplicative inverse (plural multiplicative inverses)
plural multiplicative inverses
- The inverse element with respect to multiplication; the reciprocal.
Synonyms & antonyms
noun(mathematics) one of a pair of numbers whose product is 1: the reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2; the multiplicative inverse of 7 is 1/7
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Translations
Czech převrácená hodnota
- převrácená hodnotainverse with respect to multiplication
Finnish käänteisluku
- käänteislukuinverse with respect to multiplication
German multiplikatives Inverses, Kehrwert
- multiplikatives Inversesinverse with respect to multiplication
- Kehrwertinverse with respect to multiplication
Polish odwrotność
- odwrotnośćinverse with respect to multiplication
Romanian invers multiplicativ, reciprocă
- invers multiplicativinverse with respect to multiplication
- reciprocăinverse with respect to multiplication
- reciprocinverse with respect to multiplication
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multiplicative inverse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiplicative%20inverse
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“multiplicative inverse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiplicative%20inverse. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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