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mapping vs surjective function

surjective function vs mapping

mapping and surjective function both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mapping Yes No No No
surjective function Yes No No No
As nouns, surjective function is a hyponym of mapping; that is, surjective function is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mapping:
  • mapping: (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)
  • surjective function: a mathematical function that is an onto mapping.
mapping (noun) surjective function (noun)
(genetics) the process of locating genes on a chromosome a mathematical function that is an onto mapping.
the process of making maps
(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)
Difference between mapping and surjective function

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