many-valued

[ men-ee-val-yood ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, Mathematics.

(of a function) having the property that some elements in the domain have more than one image point; multiple-valued.

First recorded in 1930–35

Governor McKean respected those who honestly differed from him in politics and had among them many valued friends.

Mr. Weston often felt the time hang heavily upon him, though he saw many valued friends.

And many valued themselves highly on the skill and address with which they got to the windward of every person they met.

He had many valued friends there, and he spoke Italian (as he also did Spanish) with much fluency.

I now found Berlin a pleasant city and the home of many valued friends, whom I had known elsewhere.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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