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Definition of Multiplicitive Inverse

Definition: The multiplicative number for any n is simply general formula . The product of a number and its multiplictive inverse is 1.

In other words, the multiplicitve inverse of a number is another number and when you multiply these two numbers together you should get 1.
Examples
Original Number Its Multiplictive Inverse Explanation
3 1/3 Explanation
4 1/4 Explanation
-2 -1/2 Explanation
2/3 3/2 Explanation
-4/5 -5/4 Explanation