English Explanatory Dictionary

bijection

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A one-to-one correspondence, a function which is both a surjection and an injection.

Pronunciation

/baɪˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bijection.wav

Word forms

bijection bijections

Etymology

PIE word *dwóh₁ From French bijection, introduced by Nicolas Bourbaki in their treatise Éléments de mathématique.

Synonyms

bijective function one-to-one correspondence

Related words

injection surjection
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