multiplicative inverse

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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

   Synonymsreciprocal

   Broaderinverse

   mathematics

Questions about multiplicative inverse

What does multiplicative inverse mean?

multiplicative inverse means "(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".

What is another word for multiplicative inverse?

Close synonyms include reciprocal. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is multiplicative inverse a common word?

multiplicative inverse is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.