Injective Function

Injective Function

Updated: October 21, 2020
Math Set-Theory Real-Analysis

A function is injective (“one-to-one”) if

xxf(x)f(x)

i.e. Given a set X and a set Y, no two elements (say, x and x) from X map to the same element in Y.

(Note: a function can be both injective and surjective, this image is injective only)