--- title: Functions TARGET DECK: Obsidian::STEM FILE TAGS: set::function tags: - function - set --- ## Overview A **function** $F$ is a single-valued [[relations|relation]]. We say $F$ **maps $A$ into $B$**, denoted $F \colon A \rightarrow B$, if and only if $F$ is a function, $\mathop{\text{dom}}F = A$, and $\mathop{\text{ran}}F \subseteq B$. %%ANKI Basic Which of relations or functions is the more general concept? Back: Relations. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic What *is* a function? Back: A relation $F$ such that for each $x \in \mathop{\text{dom}}F$, there exists a unique $y$ such that $xFy$. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic For function $F$ and $x \in \mathop{\text{dom}}F$, what name is given to $F(x)$? Back: The value of $F$ at $x$. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Who introduced the function notation $F(x)$? Back: Leonhard Euler. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Let $F$ be a function and $\langle x, y \rangle \in F$. Rewrite the membership as an expression excluding $y$. Back: $\langle x, F(x) \rangle \in F$ Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Let $F$ be a function and $\langle x, y \rangle \in F$. Rewrite the membership as an expression excluding $x$. Back: N/A. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Consider notation $F(x)$. What assumption is $F$ assumed to satisfy? Back: It is assumed to be a function. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Consider notation $F(x)$. What assumption is $x$ assumed to satisfy? Back: It is assumed to be in the domain of $F$. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Cloze A function is a {single-valued} relation. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic How is $F \colon A \rightarrow B$ pronounced? Back: $F$ maps $A$ into $B$. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic What three conditions hold iff $F$ maps $A$ into $B$? Back: $F$ is a function, $\mathop{\text{dom}}F = A$, and $\mathop{\text{ran}}F \subseteq B$. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Consider function $F \colon A \rightarrow B$. What term is used to refer to $A$? Back: The domain. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Consider function $F \colon A \rightarrow B$. What term is used to refer to $B$? Back: The codomain. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic How does the range of a function compare to its codomain? Back: The range is a subset of the codomain. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Is $\varnothing$ a function? Back: Yes. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% ## Injections A function is **injective** or **one-to-one** if each element of the codomain is mapped to by at most one element of the domain. %%ANKI Basic What does it mean for a function to be injective? Back: Each element of the codomain is mapped to by at most one element of the domain. Reference: “Bijection, Injection and Surjection,” in _Wikipedia_, May 2, 2024, [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bijection_injection_and_surjection](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bijection,_injection_and_surjection&oldid=1221800163). END%% %%ANKI Basic What does it mean for a function to be one-to-one? Back: Each element of the codomain is mapped to by at most one element of the domain. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Each element of an injection's codomain is mapped to by how many elements of the domain? Back: At most one. Reference: “Bijection, Injection and Surjection,” in _Wikipedia_, May 2, 2024, [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bijection_injection_and_surjection](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bijection,_injection_and_surjection&oldid=1221800163). END%% %%ANKI Basic Suppose `Function.Injective f` for $f \colon A \rightarrow B$. What predicate logical formula describes $f$? Back: $\forall a_1, a_2 \in A, (f(a_1) = f(a_2) \Rightarrow a_1 = a_2$) Reference: “Bijection, Injection and Surjection,” in _Wikipedia_, May 2, 2024, [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bijection_injection_and_surjection](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bijection,_injection_and_surjection&oldid=1221800163). Tags: lean logic::predicate END%% %%ANKI Basic Does the following depict an injection? ![[function-bijective.png]] Back: Yes. Reference: “Bijection, Injection and Surjection,” in _Wikipedia_, May 2, 2024, [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bijection_injection_and_surjection](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bijection,_injection_and_surjection&oldid=1221800163). END%% %%ANKI Basic Does the following depict a one-to-one function? ![[function-injective.png]] Back: Yes. Reference: “Bijection, Injection and Surjection,” in _Wikipedia_, May 2, 2024, [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bijection_injection_and_surjection](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bijection,_injection_and_surjection&oldid=1221800163). END%% %%ANKI Basic Does the following depict a one-to-one function? ![[function-surjective.png]] Back: No. Reference: “Bijection, Injection and Surjection,” in _Wikipedia_, May 2, 2024, [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bijection_injection_and_surjection](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bijection,_injection_and_surjection&oldid=1221800163). END%% %%ANKI Basic *Why* isn't the following an injection? ![[function-general.png]] Back: Both $1 \mapsto d$ and $2 \mapsto d$. Reference: “Bijection, Injection and Surjection,” in _Wikipedia_, May 2, 2024, [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bijection_injection_and_surjection](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bijection,_injection_and_surjection&oldid=1221800163). END%% %%ANKI Basic Is a single-valued set a function? Back: Not necessarily. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Is a single-valued relation a function? Back: Yes. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Is a single-rooted set a function? Back: Not necessarily. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Is a single-rooted relation a function? Back: Not necessarily. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Cloze {One-to-one} is to functions whereas {single-rooted} is to relations. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Is a one-to-one function a single-rooted relation? Back: Yes. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Is a single-rooted relation a one-to-one function? Back: Not necessarily. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Is a single-rooted function a one-to-one function? Back: Yes. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% ### Left Inverses Assume that $F \colon A \rightarrow B$ is a function and $A \neq \varnothing$. Then there exists a function $G \colon B \rightarrow A$ (a **left inverse**) such that $G \circ F = I_A$ if and only if $F$ is one-to-one. %%ANKI Basic What is the most specific mathematical object that describes a left inverse? Back: A function. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic How is a left inverse of $F \colon A \rightarrow B$ defined? Back: As a function $G \colon B \rightarrow A$ such that $G \circ F = I_A$. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic How is a left inverse of set $A$ defined? Back: N/A. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Consider $F \colon A \rightarrow B$. If $F$ has a left inverse, what is its domain? Back: $B$ Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic What does $I_A$ usually denote? Back: The identity function on set $A$. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic How is the identity function on set $B$ denoted? Back: $I_B$ Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Consider $F \colon A \rightarrow B$. If $F$ has a left inverse, what is its codomain? Back: $A$ Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Let $G$ be a left inverse of $F \colon A \rightarrow B$. How can we more compactly write $G \circ F$? Back: $I_A$ Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Let $G$ be a left inverse of $F \colon A \rightarrow B$. How can we more compactly write $F \circ G$? Back: N/A. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Let $F$ be a left inverse of function $G$. How do they interestingly compose? Back: As $F \circ G$. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Cloze Suppose $F \colon A \rightarrow B$ and {1:$A \neq \varnothing$}. $F$ has a {2:left} inverse iff $F$ is {3:one-to-one}. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Does proving "left inverses iff injective" rely on AoC? Back: No. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic What are the hypotheses of "left inverses iff injective"? Back: Suppose $F \colon A \rightarrow B$ such that $A \neq \varnothing$. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Let $F \colon A \rightarrow B$. *Why* does "left inverses iff injective" assume $A \neq \varnothing$? Back: Because a mapping from nonempty $B$ to $\varnothing$ cannot be a function. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Let $F \colon A \rightarrow B$ and $A \neq \varnothing$. *Why* does "left inverses iff injective" require AoC? Back: It doesn't. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% ## Surjections A function is **surjective** or **onto** if each element of the codomain is mapped to by at least one element of the domain. That is, **$F$ maps $A$ onto $B$** if and only if $F$ is a function, $\mathop{\text{dom}}A$, and $\mathop{\text{ran}}F = B$. %%ANKI Basic What does it mean for function to be surjective? Back: Each element of the codomain is mapped to by at least one element of the domain. Reference: “Bijection, Injection and Surjection,” in _Wikipedia_, May 2, 2024, [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bijection_injection_and_surjection](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bijection,_injection_and_surjection&oldid=1221800163). END%% %%ANKI Basic What does it mean for a function to be onto? Back: Each element of the codomain is mapped to by at least one element of the domain. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Each element of a surjection's codomain is mapped to by how many elements of the domain? Back: At least one. Reference: “Bijection, Injection and Surjection,” in _Wikipedia_, May 2, 2024, [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bijection_injection_and_surjection](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bijection,_injection_and_surjection&oldid=1221800163). END%% %%ANKI Basic Suppose `Function.Surjective f` for $f \colon A \rightarrow B$. What predicate logical formula describes $f$? Back: $\forall b \in B, \exists a \in A, f(a) = b$ Reference: “Bijection, Injection and Surjection,” in _Wikipedia_, May 2, 2024, [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bijection_injection_and_surjection](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bijection,_injection_and_surjection&oldid=1221800163). Tags: lean logic::predicate END%% %%ANKI Cloze {1:Injective} is to {2:one-to-one} as {2:surjective} is to {1:onto}. Reference: “Bijection, Injection and Surjection,” in _Wikipedia_, May 2, 2024, [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bijection_injection_and_surjection](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bijection,_injection_and_surjection&oldid=1221800163). END%% %%ANKI Basic What three conditions hold iff $F$ maps $A$ onto $B$? Back: $F$ is a function, $\mathop{\text{dom}}F = A$, and $\mathop{\text{ran}}F = B$. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Let $F$ map $A$ into $B$. Does $F$ map $A$ onto $B$? Back: Not necessarily. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Let $F$ map $A$ onto $B$. Does $F$ map $A$ into $B$? Back: Yes. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Cloze Let $F$ be a function. Then $F$ maps {$\mathop{\text{dom} }F$} onto {$\mathop{\text{ran} }F$}. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Does the following depict a surjection? ![[function-bijective.png]] Back: Yes. Reference: “Bijection, Injection and Surjection,” in _Wikipedia_, May 2, 2024, [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bijection_injection_and_surjection](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bijection,_injection_and_surjection&oldid=1221800163). END%% %%ANKI Basic Does the following depict an onto function? ![[function-injective.png]] Back: No. Reference: “Bijection, Injection and Surjection,” in _Wikipedia_, May 2, 2024, [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bijection_injection_and_surjection](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bijection,_injection_and_surjection&oldid=1221800163). END%% %%ANKI Basic Does the following depict an onto function? ![[function-surjective.png]] Back: Yes. Reference: “Bijection, Injection and Surjection,” in _Wikipedia_, May 2, 2024, [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bijection_injection_and_surjection](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bijection,_injection_and_surjection&oldid=1221800163). END%% %%ANKI Basic *Why* isn't the following a surjection? ![[function-general.png]] Back: No element of $X$ maps to $a$ or $b$. Reference: “Bijection, Injection and Surjection,” in _Wikipedia_, May 2, 2024, [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bijection_injection_and_surjection](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bijection,_injection_and_surjection&oldid=1221800163). END%% ### Right Inverses Assume that $F \colon A \rightarrow B$ is a function and $A \neq \varnothing$. Then there exists a function $G \colon B \rightarrow A$ (a right inverse) such that $F \circ G = I_B$ if and only if $F$ maps $A$ onto $B$. %%ANKI Basic What is the most specific mathematical object that describes a right inverse? Back: A function. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic How is a right inverse of $F \colon A \rightarrow B$ defined? Back: As a function $G \colon B \rightarrow A$ such that $F \circ G = I_B$. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic How is a right inverse of set $A$ defined? Back: N/A. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Cloze {1:Left} inverses are to {2:injections} whereas {2:right} inverses are to {1:surjections}. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Consider $F \colon A \rightarrow B$. If $F$ has a right inverse, what is its domain? Back: $B$ Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Consider $F \colon A \rightarrow B$. If $F$ has a right inverse, what is its codomain? Back: $A$ Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Let $G$ be a right inverse of $F \colon A \rightarrow B$. How can we more compactly write $G \circ F$? Back: N/A. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Let $G$ be a right inverse of $F \colon A \rightarrow B$. How can we more compactly write $F \circ G$? Back: $I_B$ Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Let $F$ be a right inverse of function $G$. How do they interestingly compose? Back: As $G \circ F$. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Cloze Suppose $F \colon A \rightarrow B$ and {1:$A \neq \varnothing$}. $F$ has a {2:right} inverse iff $F$ is {3:onto $B$}. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Does proving "right inverses iff surjective" rely on AoC? Back: Yes. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic What are the hypotheses of "right inverses iff surjective"? Back: Suppose $F \colon A \rightarrow B$ such that $A \neq \varnothing$. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Let $F \colon A \rightarrow B$. *Why* does "right inverses iff surjective" assume $A \neq \varnothing$? Back: Because a mapping from nonempty $B$ to $\varnothing$ cannot be a function. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Let $F \colon A \rightarrow B$ and $A \neq \varnothing$. *Why* does "right inverses iff surjective" require AoC? Back: There is no other mechanism for choosing an $x \in A$ for *each* $y \in B$. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% ## Bijections A function is **bijective** or a **one-to-one correspondence** if each element of the codomain is mapped to by exactly one element of the domain. %%ANKI Basic What does it mean for a function to be bijective? Back: It is both injective and surjective. Reference: “Bijection, Injection and Surjection,” in _Wikipedia_, May 2, 2024, [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bijection_injection_and_surjection](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bijection,_injection_and_surjection&oldid=1221800163). END%% %%ANKI Basic Each element of a bijection's codomain is mapped to by how many elements of the domain? Back: Exactly one. Reference: “Bijection, Injection and Surjection,” in _Wikipedia_, May 2, 2024, [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bijection_injection_and_surjection](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bijection,_injection_and_surjection&oldid=1221800163). END%% %%ANKI Cloze {1:Injective} is to {2:one-to-one} as {2:bijective} is to {1:one-to-one correspondence}. Reference: “Bijection, Injection and Surjection,” in _Wikipedia_, May 2, 2024, [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bijection_injection_and_surjection](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bijection,_injection_and_surjection&oldid=1221800163). END%% %%ANKI Cloze {1:Surjective} is to {2:onto} as {2:bijective} is to {1:one-to-one correspondence}. Reference: “Bijection, Injection and Surjection,” in _Wikipedia_, May 2, 2024, [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bijection_injection_and_surjection](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bijection,_injection_and_surjection&oldid=1221800163). END%% %%ANKI Basic Does the following depict a bijection? ![[function-bijective.png]] Back: Yes. Reference: “Bijection, Injection and Surjection,” in _Wikipedia_, May 2, 2024, [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bijection_injection_and_surjection](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bijection,_injection_and_surjection&oldid=1221800163). END%% %%ANKI Basic *Why* isn't the following a one-to-one correspondence? ![[function-injective.png]] Back: The function does not map onto $Y$. Reference: “Bijection, Injection and Surjection,” in _Wikipedia_, May 2, 2024, [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bijection_injection_and_surjection](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bijection,_injection_and_surjection&oldid=1221800163). END%% %%ANKI Basic *Why* isn't the following a one-to-one correspondence? ![[function-surjective.png]] Back: The function is not one-to-one. Reference: “Bijection, Injection and Surjection,” in _Wikipedia_, May 2, 2024, [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bijection_injection_and_surjection](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bijection,_injection_and_surjection&oldid=1221800163). END%% %%ANKI Basic What distinguishes a one-to-one function from a one-to-one correspondence? Back: The former is not necessarily surjective. Reference: “Bijection, Injection and Surjection,” in _Wikipedia_, May 2, 2024, [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bijection_injection_and_surjection](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bijection,_injection_and_surjection&oldid=1221800163). END%% ## Inverses Let $F$ be an arbitrary set. The **inverse** of $F$ is the set $$F^{-1} = \{\langle u, v \rangle \mid vFu\}$$ %%ANKI Basic What is the most specific mathematical object that describes an inverse? Back: A relation. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic What kind of mathematical object does the inverse operation apply to? Back: Sets. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic What is the "arity" of the inverse operation in set theory? Back: $1$ Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Let $F$ be a set. How is the inverse of $F$ denoted? Back: $F^{-1}$ Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic What kind of mathematical object does the inverse operation emit? Back: Relations. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic How is the inverse of set $F$ defined in set-builder notation? Back: $F^{-1} = \{\langle u, v \rangle \mid vFu\}$ Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Consider set $A$. Is $A^{-1}$ a relation? Back: Yes. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Consider set $A$. Is $A^{-1}$ a function? Back: Not necessarily. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Consider relation $R$. Is $R^{-1}$ a relation? Back: Yes. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Consider relation $R$. Is $R^{-1}$ a function? Back: Not necessarily. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Consider function $F \colon A \rightarrow B$. Is $F^{-1}$ a relation? Back: Yes. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Consider function $F \colon A \rightarrow B$. Is $F^{-1}$ a function? Back: Not necessarily. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Let $F \colon A \rightarrow B$ be an injection. Is $F^{-1}$ a function? Back: Yes. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Let $F \colon A \rightarrow B$ be an injection. Is $F^{-1}$ one-to-one? Back: Yes. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Let $F \colon A \rightarrow B$ be an injection. Is $F^{-1}$ onto $A$? Back: Yes. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Let $F \colon A \rightarrow B$ be a surjection. Is $F^{-1}$ a function? Back: Not necessarily. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Let $F \colon A \rightarrow B$ be a surjection. Is $F^{-1}$ a relation? Back: Yes. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Consider function $F \colon A \rightarrow B$. What is the domain of $F^{-1}$? Back: $\mathop{\text{ran}}F$ Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Consider function $F \colon A \rightarrow B$. What is the range of $F^{-1}$? Back: $A$ Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Consider function $F$. How does $(F^{-1})^{-1}$ relate to $F$? Back: They are equal. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Consider relation $R$. How does $(R^{-1})^{-1}$ relate to $R$? Back: They are equal. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Consider set $A$. How does $(A^{-1})^{-1}$ relate to $A$? Back: $(A^{-1})^{-1}$ is a subset of $A$. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic When does $A \neq (A^{-1})^{-1}$? Back: If there exists an $x \in A$ such that $x$ is not an ordered pair. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic How is set $\{\langle u, v \rangle \mid vAu\}$ more simply denoted? Back: $A^{-1}$ Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic What does $\varnothing^{-1}$ evalute to? Back: $\varnothing$ Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Given set $F$, what does $\mathop{\text{dom}}F^{-1}$ evaluate to? Back: $\mathop{\text{ran}}F$ Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Given set $F$, what does $\mathop{\text{ran}}F^{-1}$ evaluate to? Back: $\mathop{\text{dom}}F$ Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Cloze For any set $F$, {1:$F$} is {2:single-valued} iff {2:$F^{-1}$} is {1:single-rooted}. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Consider function $F \colon \varnothing \rightarrow B$. What is $F^{-1}$? Back: $\varnothing$ Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% ## Compositions Let $F$ and $G$ be arbitrary sets. The **composition** of $F$ and $G$ is the set $$F \circ G = \{\langle u, v \rangle \mid \exists t, uGt \land tFv \}$$ %%ANKI Basic What kind of mathematical object does the composition operation apply to? Back: Sets. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic What kind of mathematical object does the composition operation emit? Back: Relations. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Let $F$ and $G$ be arbitrary sets. How is the composition of $G$ and $F$ denoted? Back: $G \circ F$ Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Let $F$ and $G$ be arbitrary sets. How is the composition of $F$ and $G$ denoted? Back: $F \circ G$ Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic What is the "arity" of the composition operation in set theory? Back: $2$ Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Cloze {$(F \circ G)(x)$} is alternatively written as {$F(G(x))$}. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic How is the composition of sets $F$ and $G$ defined in set-builder notation? Back: $F \circ G = \{\langle u, v \rangle \mid \exists t, uGt \land tFv\}$ Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic How is set $\{\langle u, v \rangle \mid \exists t, uBt \land tAv \}$ more simply denoted? Back: $A \circ B$ Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Let $F$ be an arbitrary set. What is $F \circ \varnothing$? Back: $\varnothing$ Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Let $F$ be an arbitrary set. What is $\varnothing \circ F$? Back: $\varnothing$ Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Cloze Let $F$ be a {function}. If $t \in$ {$\mathop{\text{ran} }F$}, then $F(F^{-1}(t)) = t$. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Cloze Let $F$ be an {injection}. If $t \in$ {$\mathop{\text{dom} }F$}, then $F^{-1}(F(t)) = t$. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic If $F$ is a relation and $G$ is a function, is $F \circ G$ a function? Back: Not necessarily. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic If $F$ is a function and $G$ is a relation, is $F \circ G$ a function? Back: Not necessarily. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic If $F$ is a function and $G$ is a function, is $F \circ G$ a function? Back: Yes. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Let $F$ and $G$ be functions. How is $\mathop{\text{dom}}(F \circ G)$ defined using set-builder notation? Back: $\{x \in \mathop{\text{dom}}G \mid G(x) \in \mathop{\text{dom}}F\}$ Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Cloze For any sets $F$ and $G$, {$(F \circ G)^{-1}$} $=$ {$G^{-1} \circ F^{-1}$}. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic How might you explain $(F \circ G)^{-1} = G^{-1} \circ F^{-1}$ in plain English? Back: The opposite of applying $G$ then $F$ is to undo $F$ then $G$. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% ## Restrictions Let $F$ and $A$ be arbitrary sets. The **restriction of $F$ to $A$** is the set $$F \restriction A = \{\langle u, v \rangle \mid uFv \land u \in A\}$$ %%ANKI Basic What kind of mathematical object does the restriction operation apply to? Back: Sets. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Cloze $F \restriction A$ is the restriction of $F$ {to} $A$. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic What kind of mathematical object does the restriction operation emit? Back: Relations. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic What is the "arity" of the restriction operation in set theory? Back: $2$ Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic How is the restriction of $F$ to $A$ denoted? Back: $F \restriction A$ Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic How is the restriction of $F$ to $A$ defined? Back: $F \restriction A = \{\langle u, v \rangle \mid uFv \land u \in A\}$ Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Consider function $F \colon A \rightarrow B$. How does $\mathop{\text{dom}}F$ relate to $\mathop{\text{dom}}(F \restriction A)$? Back: They are equal. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Consider function $F \colon A \rightarrow B$. How does $\mathop{\text{ran}}F$ relate to $\mathop{\text{ran}}(F \restriction A)$? Back: They are equal. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Consider function $F \colon A \rightarrow B$ and set $C \subseteq A$. How does $\mathop{\text{dom}}F$ relate to $\mathop{\text{dom}}(F \restriction C)$? Back: $\mathop{\text{dom}}(F \restriction C) \subseteq \mathop{\text{dom}}F$ Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic How is $F \restriction A$ pronounced? Back: The restriction of $F$ to $A$. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Consider function $F \colon A \rightarrow B$ and set $C \subseteq A$. How does $\mathop{\text{ran}}F$ relate to $\mathop{\text{ran}}(F \restriction C)$? Back: $\mathop{\text{ran}}(F \restriction C) \subseteq \mathop{\text{ran}}F$ Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic How is set $\{\langle u, v \rangle \mid uAv \land u \in B\}$ more simply denoted? Back: $A \restriction B$ Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Let $F$ be an arbitrary set. What is $F \restriction \varnothing$? Back: $\varnothing$ Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% ## Images Let $F$ and $A$ be sets. Then the **image of $F$ under $A$** is $$F[\![A]\!] = \{v \mid \exists u \in A, uFv\}$$ %%ANKI Basic What kind of mathematical object does the image operation apply to? Back: Sets. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic What kind of mathematical object does the image operation emit? Back: Sets. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Cloze $F[\![A]\!]$ is the image of $F$ {under} $A$. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic What is the "arity" of the image operation in set theory? Back: $2$ Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic How is the image of $F$ under $A$ denoted? Back: $F[\![A]\!]$ Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic How is the image of $F$ under $A$ defined? Back: $F[\![A]\!] = \{v \mid \exists u \in A, uFv\}$ Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic How is the image of $F$ under $A$ defined in terms of restrictions? Back: $F[\![A]\!] = \mathop{\text{ran}}(F \restriction A)$ Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic How is set $\{v \mid \exists u \in B, uAv\}$ more simply denoted? Back: $A[\![B]\!]$ Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Enderton says "multiple-valued functions" are actually what? Back: Relations. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Enderton says "multiple-valued functions" are actually what? Back: Relations. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Enderton says "$F^{-1}(9) = \pm 3$" is preferably written in what way? Back: $F^{-1}[\![\{9\}]\!] = \{-3, 3\}$ Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Let $F$ be an arbitrary set. What is $F[\![\varnothing]\!]$? Back: $\varnothing$ Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% The following holds for any sets $F$, $A$, $B$, and $\mathscr{A}$: * The image of unions is the union of the images: * $F[\![\bigcup\mathscr{A}]\!] = \bigcup\,\{F[\![A]\!] \mid A \in \mathscr{A}\}$ * The image of intersections is a subset of the intersection of images: * $F[\![\bigcap \mathscr{A}]\!] \subseteq \bigcap\,\{F[\![A]\!] \mid A \in \mathscr{A}\}$ * Equality holds if $F$ is single-rooted. %%ANKI Basic How does the image of unions relate to the union of images? Back: They are equal. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic How does the union of images relate to the images of unions? Back: They are equal. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic How does $F[\![A \cup B]\!]$ relate to $F[\![A]\!] \cup F[\![B]\!]$? Back: They are equal. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic What is the generalization of identity $F[\![A \cup B]\!] = F[\![A]\!] \cup F[\![B]\!]$? Back: $F[\![\bigcup\mathscr{A}]\!] = \bigcup\,\{F[\![A]\!] \mid A \in \mathscr{A}\}$ Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic What is the specialization of identity $F[\![\bigcup\mathscr{A}]\!] = \bigcup\,\{F[\![A]\!] \mid A \in \mathscr{A}\}$? Back: $F[\![A \cup B]\!] = F[\![A]\!] \cup F[\![B]\!]$ Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic *Why* is the following identity intuitively true? $$F[\![A \cup B]\!] = F[\![A]\!] \cup F[\![B]\!]$$ Back: $F(x)$ is in the range of $F$ regardless of whether $x \in A$ or $x \in B$ (or both). Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic How does the image of intersections relate to the intersection of images? Back: The former is a subset of the latter. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic How does the intersection of images relate to the image of intersections? Back: The latter is a subset of the former. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic What condition on set $F$ makes the following true? $F[\![A \cap B]\!] \subseteq F[\![A]\!] \cap F[\![B]\!]$ Back: N/A. This is always true. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic What condition on set $F$ makes the following true? $F[\![A \cap B]\!] = F[\![A]\!] \cap F[\![B]\!]$ Back: $F$ is single-rooted. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic What condition on set $F$ makes the following true? $F[\![A]\!] \cap F[\![B]\!] \subseteq F[\![A \cap B]\!]$ Back: $F$ is single-rooted. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic What is the generalization of identity $F[\![A \cap B]\!] \subseteq F[\![A]\!] \cap F[\![B]\!]$? Back: $F[\![\bigcap\mathscr{A}]\!] \subseteq \bigcap\,\{F[\![A]\!] \mid A \in \mathscr{A}\}$ Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic What is the specialization of identity $F[\![\bigcap\mathscr{A}]\!] \subseteq \bigcap\,\{F[\![A]\!] \mid A \in \mathscr{A}\}$? Back: $F[\![A \cap B]\!] \subseteq F[\![A]\!] \cap F[\![B]\!]$ Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic *Why* is the following identity intuitively true? $$F[\![A \cap B]\!] \subseteq F[\![A]\!] \cap F[\![B]\!]$$ Back: $A \cap B$ could be empty but $F[\![A]\!] \cap F[\![B]\!]$ could be nonempty. Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic The following is analagous to what logical expression of commuting quantifiers? $$F[\![A \cap B]\!] \subseteq F[\![A]\!] \cap F[\![B]\!]$$ Back: $\exists x, \forall y, P(x, y) \Rightarrow \forall y, \exists x, P(x, y)$ Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% %%ANKI Basic Given single-rooted $R$, the following is analagous to what logical expression of commuting quantifiers? $$R[\![A \cap B]\!] = R[\![A]\!] \cap R[\![B]\!]$$ Back: $\exists x, \forall y, P(x, y) \Leftrightarrow \forall y, \exists x, P(x, y)$ Reference: Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977). END%% ## Bibliography * “Bijection, Injection and Surjection,” in _Wikipedia_, May 2, 2024, [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bijection_injection_and_surjection](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bijection,_injection_and_surjection&oldid=1221800163). * Herbert B. Enderton, *Elements of Set Theory* (New York: Academic Press, 1977).