many-one

American

[men-ee-wuhn, men-ee-tuh-wuhn] / ˈmɛn iˈwʌn, ˈmɛn i təˈwʌn /

adjective

Logic, Mathematics.

(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 British

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of many-one

First recorded in 1905–10

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many-one

I. Material particles he defines as "many-one relations of all times to some places, or of all terms of a continuous one-dimensional series t to some terms of a continuous three-dimensional series s."

From The Approach to Philosophy by Perry, Ralph Barton

And when I further delve into my impression, I first realize an undoubtedly physical relation between the many-one Welsh divines and the many-one Unamuno.

From Tragic Sense Of Life by Flitch, J. E. Crawford (John Ernest Crawford)

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