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Invertible

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in·vert  (n-vûrt)
v. in·vert·ed, in·vert·ing, in·verts
v.tr.
1. To turn inside out or upside down: invert an hourglass.
2. To reverse the position, order, or condition of: invert the subject and predicate of a sentence.
3. To subject to inversion. See Synonyms at reverse.
v.intr.
To be subjected to inversion.
n. (nvûrt)
1. Something inverted.
2. Psychology
a. One who takes on the gender role of the opposite sex.
b. In the theory of Sigmund Freud, a homosexual person. No longer in scientific use.

[Latin invertere : in-, in; see in-2 + vertere, to turn; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots.]

in·verti·ble adj.
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Adj.1.invertible - having an additive or multiplicative inverse
non-invertible - not admitting an additive or multiplicative inverse


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This is situational and invertible so that the roles may be reversed from setting to setting depending on the circumstances.
This web of lies is aptly communicated in Brahms's setting by the invertible counterpoint that forms the basis of Edward's second musical statement (see measures 22-26 and Example 5).
This can be done in a straightforward manner when the BRDF is composed of invertible functions such as Gaussians.
 
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