"surjective" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /səˈd͡ʒɛktɪv/ [Received-Pronunciation], /sɚˈd͡ʒɛktɪv/ [General-American]
Rhymes: -ɛktɪv Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} surjective (not comparable)
  1. (mathematics) of, relating to, or being a surjection Wikipedia link: surjective Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Mathematics Synonyms: onto Derived forms: surjective function, surjective map Related terms: surjection, surjectivity, bijective, injective Translations (of, relating, or being a surjection): suprajectiu (Catalan), 满射的 (mǎnshède) (Chinese Mandarin), surjektivní (Czech), surjektiv (Danish), surjectief (Dutch), surjektiivinen (Finnish), surjectif (French), surjektiv (German), barrtheilgeach (Irish), 全射の (zenshano) (alt: ぜんしゃの) (Japanese), surjektiv (Norwegian Bokmål), surjektiv (Norwegian Nynorsk), suriektywny [masculine] (Polish), na [feminine, masculine, neuter] (Polish), sobrejetivo (Portuguese), surjectiv (Romanian), сюръективный (sjurʺjektivnyj) (Russian), sobreyectivo (Spanish), surjektiv (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-surjective-en-adj-rM8UctkB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: mathematics, sciences

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