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Hypotheses

Hypotheses and theorems related to functions.

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Hypothesis: Domain/codomain cardinality given a bijective function [tags: cardinality]
If there exists a bijective function from A to B, then |A|=|B|.
Hypothesis: Surjectivity implies injectivity and vice versa for finite, equal domains and codomains [tags: surjective injective bijective]
Given f:AB where A=B and A and B 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 [tags: bijective surjective injective]
Given f:AA where A is infinite, there exist functions that are injective but not surjective and vice versa.
Theorem: Empty codomain implies empty domain
Given f:AB, if B=, then A=.
Proof: Assume by way of contradiction that B= but A. Then there is an element uA. By the the definition of a function, there exists an element vB such that (u,v)A×B. But B= so there can be no such element. Therefore, if B=, then A=.
Theorem: Empty domain implies empty function and image set
Given f:AB, if A=, then f=andIm(f)=.
Proof: This theorem is really two theorems in one, so we'll address each separately.
  1. Assume by way of contradiction that A= but f. Then by the definition of a function, there is an element (u,v)A×B, but because A=, this cannot be the case. Therefore, if A=, then B=.
  2. Assume by way of contradiction that A= but Im(f). Then, there exists an element v in the image set. By the definition of image set, there exists an element uA such that f(u)=v. But since A=, that cannot be the case. Therefore, if A=, then Im(f)=.
Hypothesis: Number of distinct functions for a finite domain and codomain
The number of distinct functions from a finite domain A to a finite codomain B is given by |B||A|. This is the number of distinct lists of length |A| that can formed using elements from B.
Hypothesis: Number of distinct injective functions for a finite domain and codomain [tags: injective]
The number of distinct injective functions from a finite domain A to a finite domain B is given by {0if|A|>|B||B|!(|B|-|A|)!otherwise}. This is equal to the number of permutations of B containing |A| elements.
Hypothesis: Number of distinct surjective functions for a finite domain and codomain [tags: surjective]
The number of distinct surjective functions from a finite domain A to a finite domain B is given by {0if|A|<|B||B||A|-|B|×|B|!otherwise}. This is equal to the number of permutations of B times the number of unique lists of length |A|-|B| that can be formed using elements from B.
Hypothesis: Number of distinct bijective functions for a finite domain and codomain [tags: bijective]
The number of distinct injective functions from a finite domain A to a finite domain B is given by {0if|A||B||B|!otherwise}. This is equal to the number of permutations of B.