What does m^-1 mean??

Question

m stands for meters

can you give an example?

Answer 1

The previous answers have the math correct; a simple answer would be that 'm^-1' is often used as shorthand for 'per meter', as in "5 liters per meter" (5Lm^-1)(which would be terrible mileage, even for a Hummer..). This kind of mathematical phrasing can be used for many things, like "per second" or "per gram". Change the exponent and it can be "per square meter" (m^-2), and so forth.

Answer 2

m^– 1 = m to the power of (–1), = 1/m.

Answer 3

see any thing to the power of a negative exponent is a fraction. for example using ur question. m^-1 = 1/m

Answer 4

m^-1 means m to the -1 power.

if we said 1 meter to the -1, it would be0.1 meter or 1 decimeter

Answer 5

m^-1
lets take an example:
You should know:
a^m * a^n = a^(m+n)
a^m / a^n = a^(m-n)
m^-1 * m^3 = m^(3-1)
= m^2
but...
1/m * m^3 = m^3 similarily...

lets try another:
m^7 / m^-1 = m^(7-(-1)) = m^8
which is = to m^7/(1/m)
hence any power to a negative is equal to:
(a^-x) =1/a^x

Answer 6

m^-1 means that meters belongs in the denominator. It is another way to right a fraction like mi/hr, you could write mi*hr^-1

Answer 7

m^-1 basically means "m to the power of -1", or can be written as /m.

It is a unit for rate, example m/s or g/l.

Answer 8

it stand for m to the -1st power like if yo u hAd ONE METER IT WOULD BE LIKE YOU HAD NEGATIVE ONE METERS BECAUSE 1x-1=-1

Answer 9

It means you're gay.