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image

20 8.0
The values a function gives from its inputs
  • noun
  • /ˈɪmɪdʒ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : 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
31 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
16 3.7

A person or thing that looks exactly like another one

Compounds

18 3.3

A person's thoughts and feelings about their body

14 3.3

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

7 3.8

A picture you make in your mind of something not there

4 3.8

A picture in your mind of something you have seen

graven image
  • Archaic
3 9.3

A statue or object that people worship instead of a god

1 3.5

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

electronic image
  • Specialized
1 3.9

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

1 5.3

A picture you remember from a past event

bad boy image
  • Informal
6.3

An attractive look of not following rules, often in men

auditory image
  • Specialized
7.3

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

A reputation that people see as very pure and honest

memory image
  • Specialized
6.8

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

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

image scanner
  • Specialized
3.5

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

A person who destroys religious pictures or statues

image compression
  • Specialized
4.2

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

An image you make in your mind when you imagine something

soyjak image
  • Slang
9.9

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

virtual image
  • Specialized
7.0

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

virtual image
  • Specialized
5.3

A picture a computer makes for a game or simulation

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.