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surjective

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /səˈd͡ʒɛktɪv/
  • General-American: /sɚˈd͡ʒɛktɪv/
  • rhymes with -ɛktɪv

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adj

Meaning 1

Of, relating to, or being a surjection.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: mathematics, sciences

Examples

  • 1974, Thomas W. Hungerford, Algebra, Springer, page 5, A function f is surjective (or onto) provided f(A)=B; in other words, for each b∈B,b=f(a) for some a∈A. A function f is said to be bijective (or a bijection or a one-to-one correspondence) if it is both injective and surjective.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: onto

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: suprajectiu — of, relating, or being a surjection
  • Chinese Mandarin: 满射的 (mǎnshède) — of, relating, or being a surjection
  • Czech: surjektivní — of, relating, or being a surjection
  • Danish: surjektiv — of, relating, or being a surjection
  • Dutch: surjectief — of, relating, or being a surjection
  • Finnish: surjektiivinen — of, relating, or being a surjection
  • French: surjectif — of, relating, or being a surjection
  • German: surjektiv — of, relating, or being a surjection
  • Irish: barrtheilgeach — of, relating, or being a surjection
  • Japanese: 全射の (zenshano) — of, relating, or being a surjection
  • Norwegian Bokmål: surjektiv — of, relating, or being a surjection
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: surjektiv — of, relating, or being a surjection
  • Polish: suriektywny — of, relating, or being a surjection
  • Polish: na — of, relating, or being a surjection
  • Portuguese: sobrejetivo — of, relating, or being a surjection
  • Romanian: surjectiv — of, relating, or being a surjection
  • Russian: сюръективный (sjurʺjektivnyj) — of, relating, or being a surjection
  • Spanish: sobreyectivo — of, relating, or being a surjection
  • Swedish: surjektiv — of, relating, or being a surjection
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