left inverse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A related function that, given the output of the original function, returns the input that produced that output.
  2. For a given morphism f : X → Y, its right inverse (if it has one) is a morphism s : Y → X such that s∘f= mbox id_X.

Word forms

left inverse left inverses

Antonyms

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