single-valued

[sing-guh l-val-yood] /ˈsɪŋ gəlˈvæl yud/

adjective, Mathematics.

(of a function) having the property that each element in the domain has corresponding to it exactly one element in the range.

Compare many-valued.

Origin of single-valued

1875-1880

First recorded in 1875-80

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