inverse problem
process of calculating from a set of observations the causal factors that produced them, or deducing the causes or parameters that we cannot directly observe from their effects
en-GB/ˈɪnvɜːs ˈpɹɒbləm/
en-US/ˌɪnˈvɝs ˈpɹɑbləm/
process of calculating from a set of observations the causal factors that produced them, or deducing the causes or parameters that we cannot directly observe from their effects