Differences between inverse, reverse, and converse

Source: http://hi.baidu.com/heartsoft2008/blog/item/41fc5e4ec6b76700b2de05c5.html

These three words are often confusing, because Chinese is not the most rigorous language in the world (it is said that it is French, and a sentence generally has only one understanding, therefore, some countries use French to subscribe to contracts. There are no different types of Chinese, that is, to define the positive and inverse, this also makes us crazy when we see many synonyms in a foreign language.

Since they are differences, the following explains their differences one by one. For the same place (such as opposite, which can both represent the opposite of a thing), we will skip it.

1. Inverse: focuses on the quantitative relationship and the opposite position.(In the number or amount) reverse change, upside down, inverted.

For example, a + B = K, where A and B are variables and K are constants. Obviously, the larger A is, the smaller B is, the same is true for AB = K (the latter is called an inverse proportional function in mathematics ).

Common phrases: in inverse proportion to is inversely proportional to...; inverse function Inverse Function

2. Reverse: focuses on the opposite order and direction.Reverse, reverse, and back.

For example: (as a verb) reversing reverse the car, reverse the order, and (as an adjective) the reverse side on the back of the paper all use this word.

Common phrases: reverse engineering, reverse evaluation Inverse Operation

3. Converse: focuses on the opposite nature of things.(Nature) opposite, opposite.

For example: Material and antimaterial, proposition and antiproposition, installation and anti-installation (uninstallation), reconnaissance and anti-reconnaissance, etc, it refers to the characteristics of a thing in the opposite nature and state.

Common phrase: A converse example, the converse is equally
True and vice versa. Conversely = On the contrary and vice versa.

Note:When the three words are used as adjectives, they correspond to three verbs: inverse --> invert;
Reverse --> revert; converse --> convert, sometimes analyzing their verb meanings can also help us understand their differences.