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one-to-many

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Having the property that the same argument may yield multiple values, but different arguments never yield the same value.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: mathematics, sciences

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adj

Meaning 2

Having the property that an element of one set may be assigned by the relationship to several elements in the other set, but that a given element in the second set can have only one member of the first set assigned to it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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

Examples

  • "Being a genetic mother of" is a one-to-many relation from the set of cats to the set of cats.

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adj

Meaning 3

From a single source to multiple recipients.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • Traditional mass media, both print and broadcast, are forms of one-to-many communications.

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