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Hypotheses
Hypotheses and theorems related to functions.Sibling topics:
Contents:
- Domain/codomain cardinality given a bijective function
- Empty codomain implies empty domain
- Empty domain implies empty function and image set
- Number of distinct bijective functions for a finite domain and codomain
- Number of distinct functions for a finite domain and codomain
- Number of distinct injective functions for a finite domain and codomain
- Number of distinct surjective functions for a finite domain and codomain
- Surjectivity does not imply injectivity and vice versa in infinite, equal domains and codomains
- Surjectivity implies injectivity and vice versa for finite, equal domains and codomains
Hypothesis: Domain/codomain cardinality given a bijective function
If there exists a bijective function from to , then .
Hypothesis: Surjectivity implies injectivity and vice versa for finite, equal domains and codomains
Given where and and are finite, any surjective or
injective function must be bijective.
Corollary (of
Bijectivity in finite, equal domains/codomains):
Surjectivity does not imply injectivity and vice versa in infinite, equal domains and codomains
Given where is infinite, there exist functions that are injective but not
surjective and vice versa.
Theorem: Empty codomain implies empty domain
Given , if , then .
Proof: Assume by way of contradiction that but . Then there is an element . By the
the definition of
a function, there exists an element such that
. But so there can be no such element. Therefore, if , then .Theorem: Empty domain implies empty function and image set
Given , if , then .
Proof: This theorem is really two theorems in one, so we'll address each separately.
- Assume by way of contradiction that but . Then by the definition of a function, there is an element , but because , this cannot be the case. Therefore, if , then .
- Assume by way of contradiction that but . Then, there exists an element in the image set. By the definition of image set, there exists an element such that . But since , that cannot be the case. Therefore, if , then .
Hypothesis: Number of distinct functions for a finite domain and codomain
The number of distinct functions from a finite domain to a finite codomain is given by
. This is the number of distinct lists of length that can formed using elements
from .
Hypothesis: Number of distinct injective functions for a finite domain and codomain
The number of distinct injective functions from a finite domain to a finite domain is
given by . This is equal to the number of
permutations of containing elements.
Hypothesis: Number of distinct surjective functions for a finite domain and codomain
The number of distinct surjective functions from a finite domain to a finite domain
is given by . This is equal to the number of
permutations of times the number of unique lists of length
that can be formed using elements from .
Hypothesis: Number of distinct bijective functions for a finite domain and codomain
The number of distinct injective functions from a finite domain to a finite domain is
given by . This is equal to the number of permutations of .