2006-12-14 13:33:32 · 7 answers · asked by The Knowledge Server 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Inverse of x would be 1/x.
Opposite of x would be -x
2006-12-14 13:35:56 · answer #1 · answered by netjim66 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Typically the opposite of x has a negative sign in front. So the opposite of 5 is -5. The inverse of x is typically 1/x. So the inverse of 5 is 1/5.
2006-12-14 21:57:50 · answer #2 · answered by its_ramzi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Inverse of X is dividing 1 by X 1/X
Opposite of X is subtracting X from 0 0-X
2006-12-14 21:36:24 · answer #3 · answered by Thomas K 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What's the context? In casual use the terms are sometimes used interchangeably, but whereas "opposite" tends to be reserved for qualitative contrasts in literature and ordinary language ("she's outgoing, he's shy - they're complete opposites!"), formal definitions of inversion abound in logic and mathematics. For example (and since this is a philosophy question), in formal logic the inversion of a conditional proposition is simply the negation of its terms: ~p --> ~q is the inverse of p --> q.
2006-12-14 21:53:08 · answer #4 · answered by Disembodied Heretic 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
inverse of x is x but the opposite of x can be x,y,or z
2006-12-14 22:54:44 · answer #5 · answered by alfonso p 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The difference is in the way it is related to 'x'
Inverse is dependent on the value of 'x' and hence proportional, where as opposite is dependent on the negation of its value, and therefore need not be proportional quantitatively, just the quality without any relative proportion too.
2006-12-14 22:22:02 · answer #6 · answered by Spiritualseeker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
reverse
2006-12-14 22:25:38 · answer #7 · answered by bev 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋