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Question 2836: Four-Way Function Classification

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  1. Original question and givens
  2. Definition and scope
  3. Step-by-step derivation
  4. Reverse checks
  5. Result
  6. This question review and source binding

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R0004-02836 · q-20261004-advance-20261005-r03-bijective-0036

Original question and givens

The declared total function f:A→B has A={-3, -2, -1, 0}, B={1, 3, 5, 7, 9}, and table {(-3, 1), (-2, 3), (-1, 5), (0, 7)}. Classify f as bijective, injective only, surjective only, or neither injective nor surjective.

  • G001 — The declared total function f:A→B has A={-3, -2, -1, 0}, B={1, 3, 5, 7, 9}, and table {(-3, 1), (-2, 3), (-1, 5), (0, 7)}. Classify f as bijective, injective only, surjective only, or neither injective nor surjective.

Definition and scope

Use the original question domain, assumptions and cited MKO definitions. This item has second-context mathematical and bilingual review, with the model, answer and every arithmetic step independently recomputed from the original parameters; the source question remains a candidate.

Step-by-step derivation

S001 · implies

Before

A=[-3, -2, -1, 0]; B=[1, 3, 5, 7, 9]; table=[[-3, 1], [-2, 3], [-1, 5], [0, 7]]

After

legal total function on the declared A→B

Conditions: none

First check exactly one table value for every A-element,and no input outside A or output outside B.Injectivity and surjectivity refer to this declared codomain.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: declared_total_function · Uses: G001

S002 · implies

Before

input -3

After

f(-3)=1∈B; exactly one listed value

Conditions: none

Audit each domain row of the total function,not just set cardinalities.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: total_function_row · Uses: G001, S001

S003 · implies

Before

input -2

After

f(-2)=3∈B; exactly one listed value

Conditions: none

Audit each domain row of the total function,not just set cardinalities.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: total_function_row · Uses: G001, S002

S004 · implies

Before

input -1

After

f(-1)=5∈B; exactly one listed value

Conditions: none

Audit each domain row of the total function,not just set cardinalities.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: total_function_row · Uses: G001, S003

S005 · implies

Before

input 0

After

f(0)=7∈B; exactly one listed value

Conditions: none

Audit each domain row of the total function,not just set cardinalities.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: total_function_row · Uses: G001, S004

S006 · implies

Before

target 1; all source rows examined

After

fiber=[-3]; size=1

Conditions: none

List every preimage of this target;an unhit codomain element still has an empty fiber of size0.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: complete_codomain_fiber · Uses: G001, S005

S007 · implies

Before

target 3; all source rows examined

After

fiber=[-2]; size=1

Conditions: none

List every preimage of this target;an unhit codomain element still has an empty fiber of size0.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: complete_codomain_fiber · Uses: G001, S006

S008 · implies

Before

target 5; all source rows examined

After

fiber=[-1]; size=1

Conditions: none

List every preimage of this target;an unhit codomain element still has an empty fiber of size0.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: complete_codomain_fiber · Uses: G001, S007

S009 · implies

Before

target 7; all source rows examined

After

fiber=[0]; size=1

Conditions: none

List every preimage of this target;an unhit codomain element still has an empty fiber of size0.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: complete_codomain_fiber · Uses: G001, S008

S010 · implies

Before

target 9; all source rows examined

After

fiber=[]; size=0

Conditions: none

List every preimage of this target;an unhit codomain element still has an empty fiber of size0.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: complete_codomain_fiber · Uses: G001, S009

S011 · implies

Before

[]

After

all fibers have size≤1: Yes

Conditions: none

Injectivity forbids distinct inputs with the same output,exactly the condition that every fiber has size at most1.It holds vacuously for an empty domain.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: injectivity_fiber_test · Uses: G001, S010

S012 · implies

Before

missing codomain targets=[9]

After

all codomain fibers nonempty: No

Conditions: none

Surjectivity requires a preimage for every codomain element.The universal condition is true for an empty codomain,but the total-function premise is still required.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: surjectivity_fiber_test · Uses: G001, S011

S013 · implies

Before

injective=Yes;surjective=No

After

requested result=injective only

Conditions: none

A bijection is both injective and surjective;the fiber profile is numerically ordered over the entire codomain,including zero fibers.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: bijection_requested_classification · Uses: G001, S012

Reverse checks

  • S013 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S012 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S011 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S010 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S009 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S008 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S007 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S006 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S005 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S004 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S003 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S002 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S001 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.

Result

injective only

The full substitutions and premise checks give the original answer; source identity,format and status are unchanged.

This question review and source binding

Review date: 2026-10-26

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