Meaning of the inverse of a Markov transition matrix

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Consider a basic Markov process where vector $x$ at time $t$ switches states with a transition matrix $A$, so that: $$ x(t+1) = A x(t). $$

Assume that A is invertible, we can write the above as: $$ A^{-1}x(t+1) = x(t) $$

What is the meaning of $A^{-1}$? Does it have any special properties?