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Opposite
Opposite
[
op
-
uh
-zit
,
-sit
]
Show IPA
/
ˈɒp
ə
zɪt
,
-sɪt
/
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Opposite
may refer to:
Antonym
, a word that means the opposite of a word
a kind of
arrangement of leaves
Additive inverse
, in mathematics, taking the negative ("opposite") of a number
Opposite category
or dual category, in category theory
In
trigonometry
on a
right angle triangle
, opposite can mean the opposite
side
, or side not forming the
angle
being investigated.
See also
Opposition
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