Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

surjection

/sɜː(ɹ)ˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sur-jec-tion
IPA
/sɜː(ɹ)ˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃən/
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A function for which every element of the codomain is mapped to by some element of the domain; (formally) Any function f:X→Y for which for every y∈Y, there is at least one x∈X such that f(x)=y.

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Etymology

From French surjection, introduced by the Bourbaki group in their treatise Éléments de mathématique. Ultimately borrowed from Latin superiectiō (“a throwing over or on; (fig.) an exaggeration, a hyperbole”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: surjection, superiaciō

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How do you pronounce surjection?
The recorded pronunciation is /sɜː(ɹ)ˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃən/.
What does surjection mean?
A function for which every element of the codomain is mapped to by some element of the domain; (formally) Any function f:X→Y for which for every y∈Y, there is at least one x∈X such that f(x)=y.
Where does surjection come from?
It is traced to French.

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