Bijective function

A function that is both injective and surjective
Bijective function

Let f ⁣:ABf\colon A\to B be a . Then ff is bijective if it is both and .

Equivalently, ff is bijective if and only if it has an .

Examples:

  • f ⁣:ZZf\colon\mathbb{Z}\to\mathbb{Z} given by f(n)=n+1f(n)=n+1 is bijective.
  • The map g ⁣:R(0,)g\colon\mathbb{R}\to(0,\infty) given by g(x)=exg(x)=e^x is bijective.
  • The map h ⁣:RRh\colon\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}, h(x)=x2h(x)=x^2, is not bijective.