Definitions For Bijective

Adjective

(not comparable) (mathematics, of a map) Both injective and surjective. (mathematics) Having a component that is (specified to be) a bijective map; that specifies a bijective map.

Usage notes

If a bijective map exists from one set to another, the reverse is necessarily true, and the sets are said to be in bijective (also one-to-one) correspondence. A bijective map is often called a bijection. A bijective map from a set (usually, but not exclusively, a finite set) to itself may be called a permutation.

Derived terms

bijectively bijectivity

Related terms

bijection

Translations

Czech: bijektivní Danish: bijektiv Dutch: bijectief Finnish: bijektiivinen French: bijectif German: bijektiv Irish: détheilgeach Italian: biiettivo, bigettivo Spanish: biyectivo Swedish: bijektiv Finnish: bijektiivinen