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single-valued function

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

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noun

Meaning 1

Any function in which each point in the domain maps to just one point in the range

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

(mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: function, mathematical function, map, mapping

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: mathematical relation

Narrower terms: polynomial, multinomial, expansion, inverse function, Kronecker delta, metric function, metric, transformation, isometry, operator, trigonometric function, circular function, threshold function, exponential, exponential function

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