Which of the following best characterises a surjective (onto) function ?

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Problem

Which of the following best characterises a surjective (onto) function

f\!:\!A\to B

? (a) Every element of

A

is mapped to a distinct element of

B

. (b) Every element of

B

is the image of exactly one element of

A

. (c) Every element of

B

is the image of at least one element of

A

. (d)

f

has an inverse defined on all of

B