Definition:Inverse Point/Also known as
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Inverse Point: Also known as
An inverse point is also referred to as just an inverse, but this is a word which applies to a number of contexts.
Similarly, the images of other geometric objects under an inversive transformation are likewise referred to as just the inverse of those objects.
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): inverse: 5. (of a point, curve, or surface)
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): inversion: 1.
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): inverse: 5. (of a point, curve, or surface)
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): inversion: 1.