Definition:Inverse of Mapping

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Not to be confused with Definition:Inverse Mapping.

Definition

Let $f: S \to T$ be a mapping.


The inverse of $f$ is its inverse relation, defined as:

$f^{-1} := \set {\tuple {t, s}: \map f s = t}$

That is:

$f^{-1} := \set {\tuple {t, s}: \tuple {s, t} \in f}$


That is, $f^{-1} \subseteq T \times S$ is the relation which satisfies:

$\forall s \in S: \forall t \in T: \tuple {t, s} \in f^{-1} \iff \tuple {s, t} \in f$


Also known as

The inverse of a mapping is also known as its converse.


Also denoted as

For the inverse of a mapping, some sources use the notation $f^\gets$ or $f^{\circ-1}$ instead of $f^{-1}$.


Also see

  • Results about inverses of mappings can be found here.


Sources