Single Idea 10078

[catalogued under 5. Theory of Logic / J. Model Theory in Logic / 2. Isomorphisms]

Full Idea

An 'injective' function is 'one-to-one' - each element of the output set results from a different element of the original set.

Gist of Idea

An 'injective' ('one-to-one') function creates a distinct output element from each original

Source

Peter Smith (Intro to Gödel's Theorems [2007], 02.1)

Book Reference

Smith,Peter: 'An Introduction to Gödel's Theorems' [CUP 2007], p.8


A Reaction

That is, two different original elements cannot lead to the same output element.