Functions are an essential Ways of Representing a

building block in mathematics, Function

and they play a vital role in ➢ Table of Values
different fields, from algebra to ➢ Arrow Diagram
calculus and beyond ➢ Graph
Key Concepts of Functions ➢ Function Notation
RELATION
 A relation is a rule that
relates values from a
first set of values
(domain) to a second set
of values (range).
 The elements of the
domain can be imagined
as input to a machine
that applies a rule to
these inputs to generate
one or more outputs
 A relation is also a set of
ordered pairs. (𝑥, 𝑦)
FUNCTION
 A function is a relation
where each element in
the domain is related to
only one value in the
range by some rule.
 The elements of the
domain can be imagined
as input to a machine
that applies a rule so
that each input
corresponds to only one
output.
 A function is a set of
ordered pairs (𝑥, 𝑦) such
that no two ordered
pairs have the same 𝑥-
value but different 𝑦-
values