many-one

[ men-ee-wuhn; usually read as men-ee-tuh-wuhn ]

adjective

, Logic, Mathematics.

1. (of a relation) having the property that each element is assigned to one element only but that many elements may be assigned to the same element.

many-one

adjective

1. maths logic (of a function) associating a single element of a range with more than one member of the domain

Word History and Origins

Origin of many-one¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

The Stabler has many one-lobed nuts which increase the number of halves recovered.

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Notably is the railroad eating house, 22×86, ten two-story buildings, and many one-story.

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About how many one-inch brads must I drop into the cup before the water overflows?

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There are no fine blocks of elegant stores among the number, but many one-story houses, some containing two, and a few three.

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Food-balls, bits of food inside the cells of many one-celled animals, usually showing through the walls.

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