Inverse Function

🅟 Feb 22, 2026

  🅤 Feb 22, 2026

Set Theory > Functions

DEF-FINV. Inverse Function.

Let $f$ be a function. If $f$ is injective, then the converse relation $f^{-1}$ is also a function and is called the inverse / inverse function of $f$. $f$ is also called invertible.

PROP-FINV-ID.

Let $f$ be an injection. Then

  • $f\circ f^{-1}=\operatorname{id}_{\operatorname{ran}f}$;

  • $f^{-1}\circ f=\operatorname{id}_{\operatorname{dom}f}$.