Relations & Functions

Relation


  • Let A, B be any two non-empty sets, then every subset of A × B defines a relation from A to B and every relation from A to B is a subset of A × B.
  • The Image of an element x under a relation R is given by y, where (x,y) ∈ R.
  • Domain of a relation R ⊆ A × B: Domain of R = {a ∈ A / (a, b) ∈ R} i.e. The set of all first elements of all order pairs in the relation R.
  • Range of a relation R ⊆ A × B: Range of R = {b ∈ B / (a, b) ∈ R} i.e. The set of all second elements of order pairs in the relation R.
  • If R and S are two relations from A to B, then R ∪ S, R ∩ S and R − S, are also relations from A to B.

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  • The total number of relations that can be defined from a set A to a set B is the number of possible subsets of A × B. If n(A) = m and n(B) = n, then n(A × B) = mn and the total number of relations is 2mn.
  • The number of relations that can be defined on the set A is 2^{n(A)^{2}}.