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- adjective of, relating to, or being a
surjection
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Examples
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From a mathematical point of view, the genetic code is a surjective mapping between the set of the 64 possible three-base codons and the set of 21 elements composed of the 20 amino acids plus the Stop signal.
The Weasel Thread 2009
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In analogy with the genetic code, non-power integer-number representations are also surjective mappings between sets of different cardinality and, as such, also redundant.
The Weasel Thread 2009
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In Math Man's terms: you can write an injective relationship, but not a surjective one.
Archive 2007-03-01 Michelle 2007
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In Math Man's terms: you can write an injective relationship, but not a surjective one.
Cardinal Virtues Michelle 2007
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AlgL and morphisms the algebraic homomorphisms are surjective homomorphisms.
Propositional Consequence Relations and Algebraic Logic Jansana, Ramon 2006
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But the Zariski topology is not metrizable … is a surjection of sheaves (exercise!), yet the map on global sections is not surjective.
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Quotient topology: The finest topology on the image set that makes a surjective map from a topological space continuous.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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However, when you tap on surjective for more information, you are given the correct definition.
The iPhone Blog 2009
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The definition they provide for surjective is actually the definition for injective.
The iPhone Blog 2009
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Quotient topology: The finest topology on the image set that makes a surjective map from a topological space continuous.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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