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many-to-many

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Having the property that many elements of one set may be assigned by the relationship to any element in the other set, and that a given element in the first set can also be assigned more than one member of the second set.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences

Examples

  • "Is a fellow citizen with" is a many-to-many relationship on the set of people (from the set of people to the set of people).

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adj

Meaning 2

From many sources to many recipients.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • The normal state of human affairs is many-to-many communications, each source going out to many recipients, but each recipient also having multiple sources.

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