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a is a rule that assigns each value of the independent variable to exactly one value of the dependent variable

FUNCTION.

Given 2 sets A and B, called the Domain and Codomain.

the rule f(x)=y, assigns each value of x, which is in A, EXACTLY one value y, which is in set B.

x is called an independent variable, because it can be any value in A. Whereas, y is dependent, because it depends on the selection of x.

function