Restriction (mathematics)

In mathematics, the restriction of a function $f$ is a new function, denoted $f\vert _{A}$ or $f{\upharpoonright _{A}},$ obtained by choosing a smaller domain $A$ for the original function $f.$ The function $f$ is then said to extend $f\vert _{A}.$

Restriction (mathematics)

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Function
$x \mapsto f (x)$
Examples of domains and codomains
$X$ → $\mathbb {B}$ , $\mathbb {B}$ → $X$ , $\mathbb {B} ^{n}$ → $X$ $X$ → $\mathbb {Z}$ , $\mathbb {Z}$ → $X$ $X$ → $\mathbb {R}$ , $\mathbb {R}$ → $X$ , $\mathbb {R} ^{n}$ → $X$ $X$ → $\mathbb {C}$ , $\mathbb {C}$ → $X$ , $\mathbb {C} ^{n}$ → $X$
Classes/properties
Constant Identity Linear Polynomial Rational Algebraic Analytic Smooth Continuous Measurable Injective Surjective Bijective
Constructions
Restriction Composition λ Inverse
Generalizations
Partial Multivalued Implicit space
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