many-valued
[ men-ee-val-yood ]
/ ˈmɛn iˈvæl yud /
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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Compare single-valued.
Origin of many-valued
First recorded in 1930–35
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019