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surjective en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /səˈd͡ʒɛktɪv/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /sɚˈd͡ʒɛktɪv/ (General-American)

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of, relating to, or being a surjection.
    • 1974, Thomas W. Hungerford, Algebra, Springer, page 5, A function f is surjective (or onto) provided f(A)=B; in other words, for each b∈B,b=f(a) for some a∈A. A function f is said to be bijective (or a bijection or a one-to-one correspondence) if it is both injective and surjective.
    • The Garden of Eden Theorem (Theorem 5.3.1) implies that every surjective cellular automaton with finite alphabet over an amenable group is necessarily pre-injective. In this section, we give an example of a surjective but not pre-injective cellular automaton with finite alphabet over the free group #92;textstyleF#95;2. 2010, Tullio Ceccherini-Silberstein, Michel Coornaert, Cellular Automata and Groups, Springer, page 133:
    • This function is surjective and injective, and hence bijective. 2011, Ethan D. Bloch, Proofs and Fundamentals: A First Course in Abstract Mathematics, 2nd edition, Springer, page 156:

Deriveds

surjective function · surjective map · surjectively · nonsurjective

Relateds

surjectivity · surjection · injective · bijective

Synonyms

onto

Translations (19)

cmn 满射的 (of, relating, or being a surjection) · ca suprajectiu (of, relating, or being a surjection) · fr surjectif (of, relating, or being a surjection) · de surjektiv (of, relating, or being a surjection) · pt sobrejetivo (of, relating, or being a surjection) · ro surjectiv (of, relating, or being a surjection) · ja 全射の (of, relating, or being a surjection) · nl surjectief (of, relating, or being a surjection) · no surjektiv (of, relating, or being a surjection) · pl suriektywny (of, relating, or being a surjection) · nb surjektiv (of, relating, or being a surjection) · pl na (of, relating, or being a surjection) · sv surjektiv (of, relating, or being a surjection) · cs surjektivní (of, relating, or being a surjection) · es sobreyectivo (of, relating, or being a surjection) · da surjektiv (of, relating, or being a surjection) · ga barrtheilgeach (of, relating, or being a surjection) · ru сюръективный (of, relating, or being a surjection) · fi surjektiivinen (of, relating, or being a surjection)