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The question, whether a mapping F:LM has the properties of being injective or surjective, can be understood looking at the equation

F(x)=y

(in the two variables x and y). The surjectivity means that for every yM there exists at least one solution

xL

for this equation; the injectivity means that for every yM there exists at most one solution xL for this equation. The bijectivity means that for every yM there exists exactly one solution xL for this equation. Hence, surjectivity means the existence of solutions, and injectivity means the uniqueness of solutions. Both questions are everywhere in mathematics, and they can also be interpreted as surjectivity or injectivity of suitable mappings.