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Onto - What does it mean?

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is likely misspelled.


has no English definition.

As a preposition onto

is upon; on top of.

As an adjective onto

is assuming each of the values in its codomain; having its range equal to its codomain.

onto

English

Alternative forms

* on to

Preposition

(English prepositions)
  • Upon; on top of.
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  • (informal) Aware of.
  • (mathematics) Being an onto function with a codomain of (see below).
  • Adjective

    (-)
  • (mathematics, of a function) Assuming each of the values in its codomain; having its range equal to its codomain.
  • Considered as a function on the real numbers, the exponential function is not onto .

    Synonyms

    * (mathematics) surjective

    See also

    * (mathematics) one-to-one, injective, bijective

    Anagrams

    *

    Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.