many-valued

[ men-ee-val-yood ]

/ ˈmɛn iˈvæl yud /

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adjective Mathematics.

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

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Origin of many-valued

First recorded in 1930–35

Words nearby many-valued

many happy returns, many is the, many-one, manyplies, many-sided, many-valued, many-valued logic, many-worlds interpretation, manzanilla, Manzanillo, manzanita

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