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Example: Determining a Relation, Domain, and Range from a Mapping of Names and Birthdays

Consider a mapping that assigns individuals' names to their birthdays. By following the arrows from the names to their corresponding birthdays, we can write this relation as a set of ordered pairs: {(Alison,April 25),(Penelope,May 23),(June,August 2),(Gregory,September 15),(Geoffrey,January 12),(Lauren,May 10),(Stephen,July 24),(Alice,February 3),(Liz,August 2),(Danny,July 24)}\{(\text{Alison}, \text{April 25}), (\text{Penelope}, \text{May 23}), (\text{June}, \text{August 2}), (\text{Gregory}, \text{September 15}), (\text{Geoffrey}, \text{January 12}), (\text{Lauren}, \text{May 10}), (\text{Stephen}, \text{July 24}), (\text{Alice}, \text{February 3}), (\text{Liz}, \text{August 2}), (\text{Danny}, \text{July 24})\}. The domain comprises all the xx-values, which is the set of all the names: {Alison,Penelope,June,Gregory,Geoffrey,Lauren,Stephen,Alice,Liz,Danny}\{\text{Alison}, \text{Penelope}, \text{June}, \text{Gregory}, \text{Geoffrey}, \text{Lauren}, \text{Stephen}, \text{Alice}, \text{Liz}, \text{Danny}\}. The range contains all the yy-values, which is the set of all the unique birthdays: {January 12,February 3,April 25,May 10,May 23,July 24,August 2,September 15}\{\text{January 12}, \text{February 3}, \text{April 25}, \text{May 10}, \text{May 23}, \text{July 24}, \text{August 2}, \text{September 15}\}. Note that even though multiple individuals may share a birthday (such as August 2 and July 24), each distinct date is only listed once in the range.

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