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Multiplicative inverse
(
x
−
1
)
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)
Mathematics
Area of mathematics
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Multiplication
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2026-09-24
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A
multiplicative inverse
of
x
is an element
x
−
1
satisfying
x
x
−
1
=
x
−
1
x
=
1
.
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Multiplicative inverse
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The
multiplicative inverse
of
a
number
\(
x
\) is another
number
, often denoted
as
\( \frac{
1
}{
x
} \) or \(
x
^{-
1} \)
, such that when you multiply the two
numbers
together, the result is
1
.
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Multiplicative inverse
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Ciro Santilli
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Updated
2025-07-16
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