inverse


inverse (http://definr.com/inverse)

     adj 1: inversely related; "1/2 is the inverse of 2"
     2: reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect
        [syn: reverse]
     3: (mathematics) varying in a manner opposite to that of
        another quantity; "a term is in inverse proportion to
        another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other
        decreases (or increases) [ant: direct]
     n 1: (math) one of a pair of numbers whose product is 1: the
          reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2; the inverse of 7 is 1/7 [syn:
          reciprocal]
     2: something inverted in sequence or character or effect; "when
        the direct approach failed he tried the inverse" [syn: opposite]