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Obverse vs Inverse - What's the difference?

obverse | inverse |

In botany terms the difference between obverse and inverse

is that obverse is having the base, or end next to the attachment, narrower than the top while inverse is inverted; having a position or mode of attachment the reverse of that which is usual.

In lang=en terms the difference between obverse and inverse

is that obverse is the double negative of a statement e.g. All men are mortal => No man is immortalinverse is a statement constructed from the negatives of the premise and conclusion of some other statement: ~p → ~q is the inverse of p → q.

As adjectives the difference between obverse and inverse

is that obverse is turned or facing toward the observer while inverse is opposite in effect or nature or order.

As nouns the difference between obverse and inverse

is that obverse is the heads side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that has the principal design while inverse is the opposite of a given, due to contrary nature or effect.

As a verb inverse is

to compute the bearing and distance between two points.

obverse

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Turned or facing toward the observer.
    • The obverse side of the gravestone has the inscription.
  • Corresponding; complementary.
    • When you speak clearly, people understand you. If you don't mumble, the obverse effect is observed.
  • (botany) Having the base, or end next to the attachment, narrower than the top.
    • an obverse leaf

    Synonyms

    * (turned toward the observer ): facing, presenting * (corresponding ): analogous, like, parallel, reciprocal

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The heads side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that has the principal design.
    • The medal had a cross on the obverse and had a name inscribed on the reverse.
  • (logic) The double negative of a statement e.g. All men are mortal'' => ''No man is immortal

    • Antonyms

    * reverse

    Anagrams

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    inverse

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Opposite in effect or nature or order
  • reverse, opposite in order
  • (botany) Inverted; having a position or mode of attachment the reverse of that which is usual.
  • (mathematics) Having the properties of an inverse; said with reference to any two operations, which, when both are performed in succession upon any quantity, reproduce that quantity.
    • Multiplication is the inverse operation to division.
  • (linguistics, Kiowa-Tanoan) A grammatical number marking that indicates the opposite grammatical number (or numbers) of the default number specification of noun class.
  • (category theory) A morphism which is both a left inverse and a right inverse.

    • Derived terms

    * inverse function * inversely

    Related terms

    * inversion * inversive * reverse

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The opposite of a given, due to contrary nature or effect.
  • :: ''Deposing is the inverse of installing, and vice versa
  • The reverse version of a procedure.
    • Removing one's shoes is the inverse of putting one's shoes on
  • (mathematics) The inverse of an element x'' with respect to a binary operation is an element that when combined with ''x yields the appropriate identity element.
    • The additive inverse of x is -x as, x + -x = 0 where 0 is the additive identity element.
    The multiplicative inverse of x is x-1 as, x * x-1 = 1 where 1 is the multiplicative identity element.
    ''The compositional inverse of a function f is f–1 as, f f–1 is the identity function (ie f–1(f(a)) = a for all a).
  • (logic) A statement constructed from the negatives of the premise and conclusion of some other statement: ~p ? ~q is the inverse of p ? q.

    • Verb

    (invers)
  • (surveying) To compute the bearing and distance between two points.

    • Antonyms

    * compute (a point).

    Anagrams

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