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Inverse

The inverse of a function f is written ~f.

The inverse depends on what kind of a function f is.

Generally, for a postfix or infix function f: if x ~f a ... is y, then y f a ... is x. If f is a prefix function (or is applied as one), then if ~f x a ... is y, then f y a ... is x.

If the operator ~ is applied infix, as in x~f, the result is the same as x(~f), except that any application rule for x is ignored.