many-valued

[ men-ee-val-yood ]

adjective

, Mathematics.

1. (of a function) having the property that some elements in the domain have more than one image point; multiple-valued.

Word History and Origins

Origin of many-valued¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

Governor McKean respected those who honestly differed from him in politics and had among them many valued friends.

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Mr. Weston often felt the time hang heavily upon him, though he saw many valued friends.

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And many valued themselves highly on the skill and address with which they got to the windward of every person they met.

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He had many valued friends there, and he spoke Italian (as he also did Spanish) with much fluency.

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I now found Berlin a pleasant city and the home of many valued friends, whom I had known elsewhere.

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