SOLUTION: Explain why the relation between your classmates and their email addresses may not be a function. What about phone numbers and Social Security Numbers?

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Question 1112711: Explain why the relation between your classmates and their email addresses may not be a
function. What about phone numbers and Social Security Numbers?

Answer by greenestamps(13198) About Me  (Show Source):
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Some of your classmates might have more than one email address. If so, then the relation between your classmates and their email addresses is not a function.

They can also have more than one phone number, so the relation between them and their phone numbers might not be a function.

But nobody should have more than one social security number, so the relation between your classmates and their social security numbers should be a function. If it is not, then there is some fraud going on....