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Categories: Elementary algebra, Multiplication, Elementary special functions, Abstract algebra, Unary operations

multiplicative inverse reciprocal 1/x Arithmetic inverse inverse

(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 WordNet 3.0

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(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 WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

In mathematics, a multiplicative inverse or reciprocal for a number x, denoted by 1/x or x−1, is a number which when multiplied by x yields the multiplicative identity, 1. Wikipedia

A number which when multiplied by a given number yields the multiplicative identity, 1 Wikipedia Disambiguation

Of a number x, 1 divided by x Wikidata

The inverse element with respect to multiplication; the reciprocal. Wiktionary

Inverse with respect to multiplication. Wiktionary (translation)

The number obtained by dividing 1 by another given number; the result of exchanging the numerator and the denominator of a fraction. Wiktionary

0.5 is the reciprocal of 2. Wiktionary

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