Injective

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪnˈdÊ’É›ktɪv/

Origin

This term was introduced by Nicolas Bourbaki in his treatise Éléments de mathématique.

Full definition of injective

Adjective

1. (mathematics) Of, relating to, or being an injection: such that each element of the image (or range) is associated with at most one element of the preimage (or domain); inverse-deterministic.

Synonyms

• one-to-one

Derived terms

• injective cogenerator
• injective dimension
• injective function
• injective hull
• injective map
• injective module
• injective object
• injective patch
• injective sheaf

Related terms

• injectively