reverse operation
[/rɪˈvɜːrs ɒpəˈreɪʃən/]
nounpl: reverse operations
operação inversa
1. A mathematical or logical operation that undoes or negates the effect of a previous operation
Division is the reverse operation of multiplication.
A divisão é a operação inversa da multiplicação.
2. In computing, an action that reverses or undoes a previous command or process
The undo function performs a reverse operation on the last edit.
A função desfazer realiza uma operação inversa na última edição.
3. A military maneuver executed in the opposite direction of a previous movement
The troops executed a reverse operation to retreat from enemy territory.
As tropas executaram uma operação inversa para se retirar do território inimigo.
The term 'operação inversa' is widely used in Brazilian and Portuguese mathematics education and computer science. In both American and Brazilian contexts, this is primarily technical vocabulary used in academic and professional settings rather than colloquial speech.
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