Metamath Proof Explorer


Definition df-fo

Description: Define an onto function. Definition 6.15(4) of TakeutiZaring p. 27. We use their notation ("onto" under the arrow). For alternate definitions, see dffo2 , dffo3 , dffo4 , and dffo5 .

An onto function is also called a "surjection" or a "surjective function", F : A -onto-> B can be read as " F is a surjection from A onto B ". Surjections are precisely the epimorphisms in the category SetCat of sets and set functions, see setcepi . (Contributed by NM, 1-Aug-1994)

Ref Expression
Assertion df-fo ( 𝐹 : 𝐴onto𝐵 ↔ ( 𝐹 Fn 𝐴 ∧ ran 𝐹 = 𝐵 ) )

Detailed syntax breakdown

Step Hyp Ref Expression
0 cF 𝐹
1 cA 𝐴
2 cB 𝐵
3 1 2 0 wfo 𝐹 : 𝐴onto𝐵
4 0 1 wfn 𝐹 Fn 𝐴
5 0 crn ran 𝐹
6 5 2 wceq ran 𝐹 = 𝐵
7 4 6 wa ( 𝐹 Fn 𝐴 ∧ ran 𝐹 = 𝐵 )
8 3 7 wb ( 𝐹 : 𝐴onto𝐵 ↔ ( 𝐹 Fn 𝐴 ∧ ran 𝐹 = 𝐵 ) )