Glossary math Term Page

Surjective function

A function that hits every element of the codomain

surjective-function #math#set-theory
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Aliases

surjective functionsurjectiononto function

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Core Idea

A surjective function is a function whose actual outputs cover the whole codomain. Nothing in the codomain is left unused.

Role In This Blog

In Mathbong, surjective functions are paired with injective functions so learners can see how both conditions combine into a bijection.

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