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== Image in mathematics ==
 
== Image in mathematics ==
  
The '''image''' of a function in mathematics is is its range: all possible values taken by the function.  A matrix, which is an expression of a function, has an image denoted by im(''A'').
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The '''image''' of a linear transformation in mathematics is its range: all possible values generated by the transformation.  A matrix, which is an expression of a function, has an image denoted by im(''A'').
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==

Revision as of 18:55, February 21, 2010

An image is a physical likeness or representation of a person, animal, or thing, photographed, painted, sculptured, or otherwise made visible.

Astronaut parade in Chicago.

Image in mathematics

The image of a linear transformation in mathematics is its range: all possible values generated by the transformation. A matrix, which is an expression of a function, has an image denoted by im(A).

See also