Bijection

Noun
Prefix: bi-

Pronunciation
/bʌɪ'dʒɛkʃ(ə)n/ listen

Meaning
A class of functions whose each element of codomain is mapped to by exactly one element of the domain, i.e. the function is both injective and surjective.

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Synonyms
Bijective function, one-to-one correspondence, invertible function

Similar words
Bijective adjective /bʌɪ'dʒɛktɪv/ listen

Etymology
The term introduced by Nicolas Bourbaki. The prefix bi- means two, twice.

Source
OED

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