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RANGE OF A FUNCTION
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined
Example:
the image of f(x) = x^2 is the set of all non-negative real numbers if the domain of the function is the set of all real numbers
Synonyms:
image; range; range of a function
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("range of a function" is a kind of...):
set ((mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols)
Domain category:
math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)