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injective

/ɪnˈd͡ʒɛktɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables
in-jec-tive
IPA
/ɪnˈd͡ʒɛktɪv/
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, relating to, or being an injection: such that each element of the image (or range) is associated with at most one element of the preimage (or domain); inverse-deterministic

adj

Loosely, having a certain generalizing property, abstracted from the study of ℚ as a ℤ-module. Formally, such that any short exact sequence of (left) R-modules beginning with M splits, or any of several equivalent statements: See Injective module.

adj

Loosely, having a property analogous to that which characterizes injective modules (see above). Formally, such that, given a monomorphism f:X→Y in C, for every morphism g:X→Q there exists a morphism h:Y→Q such that h∘f=g; see Injective object.

adj

Such that the objects (usually modules) involved in the resolution are injective (in the algebraic senses above).

Etymology

Borrowed from French injectif.

Derived Forms

injectively injectiveness injectivity noninjective selfinjective

Phrases

injective cogenerator injective dimension injective function injective hull injective map injective module injective object injective patch

Frequently Paired Words

injectal bijective surjective

Synonyms

one-to-one

Rhymes With

effective objective collective detective respective protective selective prospective subjective directive ineffective reflective

Questions

How do you pronounce injective?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈd͡ʒɛktɪv/.
What does injective mean?
Of, relating to, or being an injection: such that each element of the image (or range) is associated with at most one element of the preimage (or domain); inverse-deterministic
Where does injective come from?
Borrowed from French injectif.

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