Function as Mapping Math Example 2
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Example 2
mediumExplain why the relation is NOT a function from to .
Solution
- 1 Check whether each domain element has exactly one output: and .
- 2 The element is mapped to two different values ( and ). This violates the definition of a function.
- 3 For to be a function, each input must have a unique output. Since input has two outputs, is a relation but not a function.
Answer
is not a function because input maps to both and
The fundamental requirement of a function is single-valuedness: each input produces exactly one output. Having one input produce two outputs fails this requirement, making the relation non-functional.
About Function as Mapping
Viewing a function as a mapping means thinking of it as an explicit association from each element of the domain to exactly one element of the codomain.
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