single-valued

[ sing-guh l-val-yood ]

/ ˈsɪŋ gəlˈvæl yud /

adjective Mathematics.

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

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Nearby words

single-space, single-step, single-suiter, single-tongue, single-track, single-valued, single-wide, singledom, singlehood, singleness, singles

Compare many-valued.

Origin of single-valued

First recorded in 1875–80

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