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many-valued

American  
[men-ee-val-yood] / ˈmɛn iˈvæl yud /

adjective

Mathematics.

  1. (of a function) having the property that some elements in the domain have more than one image point; multiple-valued.

Etymology

Origin of many-valued

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

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Simple and single-souled lieutenant he; Why should men's many-valued motions take So barbarous a groove!

From The Dynasts by Hardy, Thomas

As many-valued logics were subdued, entities were constituted only as what the experience made them to be, and no longer simultaneously many different things.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai

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