Inverse function
Set
context | f∈XYinj |
postulate | f−1≡f⌣ |
Discussion
We have
im(f−1)=dom(f)=X,
dom(f−1)=im(f).
Injectiveness of f implies there is a left “left inverse” of the function: f−1∘f=id.
Surjectiveness implies there is a “right inverse”, so for bijective functions the above line extens to
dom(f−1)=im(f)=Y
and hence for f:X→Y, we can declare f−1:Y→X.
Reference
Mizar files: FUNCT_1