SOLUTION: Is the assignment of U.S citizens to Social Security Numbers an example of a function? P.S. I do not understand how to tell the difference between a Function and a Non-Function

Question 932703: Is the assignment of U.S citizens to Social Security Numbers an example of a function?
P.S. I do not understand how to tell the difference between a Function and a Non-Function.
Answer by richard1234(7193) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Generally, yes. Usually, US citizens are assigned one Social Security number.

Look up the definition of a "function." A mapping from a set A to a set B is a function if every element in set A is mapped to at most one element in B.
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