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Title of object: direct image
Canonical Name: DirectImage
Type: Definition

Created on: 2001-10-21 01:46:42
Modified on: 2002-08-22 08:00:31

Creator: djao
Modifier: djao
Author: rmilson
Author: djao

Classification: msc:03E20
Synonyms: direct image=image

Revision comment (for changes between this and next version):

Changes for correction #6776 ('properties').

Preamble:

\usepackage{amssymb}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{amsfonts}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{xypic}
Content:

Let $f: A \longrightarrow B$ be a function, and let $U \subset A$ be a subset. The {\em direct image} of $U$ is the set $f(U) \subset B$ consisting of all elements of $B$ which equal $f(u)$ for some $u \in U$.