many-one
(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.
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How to use many-one in a sentence
The Stabler has many one-lobed nuts which increase the number of halves recovered.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Eighth Annual Meeting | Northern Nut Growers AssociationNotably is the railroad eating house, 22×86, ten two-story buildings, and many one-story.
To and Through Nebraska | Frances I. Sims FultonAbout how many one-inch brads must I drop into the cup before the water overflows?
Radio Boys Loyalty | Wayne WhippleThere are no fine blocks of elegant stores among the number, but many one-story houses, some containing two, and a few three.
Petals Plucked from Sunny Climes | Sylvia SunshineFood-balls, bits of food inside the cells of many one-celled animals, usually showing through the walls.
A Guide for the Study of Animals | Worrallo Whitney
British Dictionary definitions for many-one
maths logic (of a function) associating a single element of a range with more than one member of the domain
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