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Reversibility in the Concrete Operational Stage

Reversibility is the understanding that actions can be reversed. In the concrete operational stage, this applies not only to physical objects returning to their original form but also to mental operations. For example, a child understands that mathematical transformations can be undone, such as recognizing that addition is the opposite of subtraction or that multiplication is the inverse of division.

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