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Definable function (graph(f) is definable)

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A function f:Mn→M is a definable function if its graph of a function is a definable set. Equivalently, a first-order formula θ(x,y) defines exactly the pairs with y=f(x). Totality and uniqueness mean M⊨∀x∃!yθ(x,y). The same definition with restricted domains gives definable partial functions. A function need not be a symbol of the language to be definable; the graph can be specified through the existing relations and operations.

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