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image

1 8.0
The values a function gives from its inputs
  • noun
  • /ˈɪmɪdʒ/
  • Specialized
: imagen
  • In computed tomography, the image plane is parallel to the beam axis.
  • image space

Examples

  • We will call the range or image of the function F.

  • So suppose we have some X in the inverse image of J.

  • Now the same operation has an image among the bra vectors.

  • Remember V is not the focal point, V is the location of the image and U is the location of the object.

  • If an object is placed between two mirrors, inclined at right angles, an image is formed in each mirror.

  • My point is that a garbled image implies corrupted software, Helene.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • Succeeding flashes extended the range of the image and corrected the program's bad guesses.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • The range of a function is also known as its image, which includes all possible output values.

  • In mathematics, the image of a function corresponds to the set of values produced from its inputs.

  • To understand the behavior of the function better, we analyze its image over the defined interval.

Synonyms

range
vsimage
  • Specialized
1 3.7

All numbers or values that a math function can give

is specific to function outputs rather than general possible values
range of a function
vsimage
  • Specialized
7.4

All the possible values a rule gives when you put numbers in

is the same idea expressed by a one-word technical term

Idioms

spitting image
  • Informal
15 3.7

A person or thing that looks exactly like another one

Compounds

22 3.3

A person's thoughts and feelings about their body

20 3.3

An image that shows left and right switched as in a mirror

9 3.8

A picture you make in your mind of something not there

graven image
  • Archaic
5 9.3

A statue or object that people worship instead of a god

4 3.8

A picture in your mind of something you have seen

image scanner
  • Specialized
2 3.5

A machine that turns a paper picture or document into a computer file

virtual image
  • Specialized
1 5.3

A picture a computer makes for a game or simulation

bad boy image
  • Informal
1 6.3

An attractive look of not following rules, often in men

1 5.3

A picture you remember from a past event

1 3.5

A photo made by professionals that people buy or use for projects

An image you make in your mind when you imagine something

electronic image
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A picture stored on a computer as many small dots of light

image compression
  • Specialized
1 4.2

A way of making a photo file smaller by removing extra data so it uses less space

auditory image
  • Specialized
1 7.3

A sound that you imagine in your mind as if you hear it

virtual image
  • Specialized
1 7.0

An image seen in a mirror that cannot be projected onto a screen

memory image
  • Specialized
1 6.8

A complete copy of the information in a computer's active memory saved as a file

A person who destroys religious pictures or statues

A reputation that people see as very pure and honest

mirror-image relation
  • Specialized
9.1

A relationship where two molecules or crystals are exact mirror reflections of each other

image orthicon
  • Archaic
9.9

A tube in early television cameras that makes pictures from light

soyjak image
  • Slang
9.9

A cartoon face that people use online to show or mock strong feelings

Surface Forms

image singular
images plural

Etymology

Image comes from the Latin imago, meaning 'that which is shown' or 'picture', so in math the image of a function is what the function 'shows' or the set of values it gives. That's why the math image is the values produced by the function.