single-valued

[ sing-guhl-val-yood ]

adjective

, Mathematics.

1. (of a function) having the property that each element in the domain has corresponding to it exactly one element in the range.

Word History and Origins

Origin of single-valued¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

The series is evidently single-valued for any given value of ξ.

From Project Gutenberg

It is obvious that this curve can only be a single valued curve.

From Project Gutenberg