injective
English
An injective mapping
Etymology
This term was introduced by Nicolas Bourbaki in his treatise Éléments de mathématique.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪnˈdʒɛktɪv/
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɛktɪv
Adjective
injective (not comparable)
- (mathematics) Of, relating to, or being an injection: such that each element of the image (or range) is associated with at most one element of the preimage (or domain); inverse-deterministic.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Derived terms
- injective cogenerator
- injective dimension
- injective function
- injective hull
- injective map
- injective module
- injective object
- injective patch
- injective sheaf
Related terms
Translations
inverse-deterministic
French
Adjective
injective
- feminine of injectif
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