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Bijective refers to a function that is both injective (one-to-one, where no two elements map to the same value) and surjective (onto, where every element in the target set is mapped to), creating a perfect pairing between two sets. This concept is essential in mathematics for establishing equivalences and is increasingly applied in computer science for efficient algorithms and data encryption, highlighting its role in modern problem-solving.
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