bijection
[ bahy-jek-shuhn ]
/ baɪˈdʒɛk ʃən /
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noun Mathematics.
a map or function that is one-to-one and onto.
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Origin of bijection
Words nearby bijection
bihourly, Bihzad, Biisk, Bijagos Islands, Bijapur, bijection, bijective, bijou, bijouterie, bijugate, Bikaner
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British Dictionary definitions for bijection
bijection
/ (baɪˈdʒɛkʃən) /
noun
a mathematical function or mapping that is both an injection and a surjection and therefore has an inverseSee also injection (def. 5), surjection
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Scientific definitions for bijection
bijection
[ bī-jĕk′shən ]
Mathematics
A function that is both an injection and a surjection. In a bijection, each member of the range corresponds to an element of the domain that is mapped onto it, and there is a one-to-one correspondence between the members of the domain and the range. All linear functions, such as y = x + 3, are bijections. Compare injection surjection.
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