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bijective

/baɪˈdʒɛktɪv/ adjective · British & US
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What does bijective mean?

adjective

Having a one-to-one correspondence between the elements of two sets, such that each element of one set is paired with exactly one element of the other set. In other words, a bijective function is both injective and surjective.

Example

"The bijective mapping between the set of integers and the set of their squares is a well-known example in mathematics."

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