Image

🅟 Feb 21, 2026

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Definition 1.

Let $R$ be a binary relation. The image of a set $A$ under $R$ is

\[R[A] = \{y : (\exists x \in A : x \,R\, y)\}.\]

This is a set by Separation Schema:

\[R[A] \subseteq \im R.\]

Definition 2.

Let $R$ be a binary relation. The preimage of a set $B$ under $R$ is $R^{-1}[B]$, the image of $B$ under the converse $R^{-1}$.

Note.Preimage is also known as inverse image.