inverse

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opposite in relation to something else:

Their generosity was in inverse proportion/relation to their income (= the more money they had the less generous they were).

the opposite:

Dividing by two is the inverse of multiplying by two.

changing in an opposite direction in relation to something else, esp. an amount:

in inverse proportion

an inverse relationship

changing in the opposite way in relation to something else, especially an amount:

an inverse relationship between sth and sth There is an inverse relationship between interest rates and bond prices.

in inverse proportion to sth The amount of business activity is in inverse proportion to the amount of government control.

the opposite:

the inverse of sth The current crisis is the exact inverse of the boom we experienced a few years ago.

The Earnings/Price ratio is the inverse of the Price/Earnings ratio.