1. a function obtained by expressing the dependent variable of one function as the independent variable of another; f and g are inverse functions if f(x)=y and g(y)=x;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
inverse function
n 1: a function obtained by expressing the dependent variable of
one function as the independent variable of another; f and
g are inverse functions if f(x)=y and g(y)=x