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Uncountability of surjections onto a nontrivial finite set

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If B is a countably infinite set and A is a finite set with at least two elements, the set of surjective functions B→A is uncountable. Fix finitely many values to cover A, then encode an arbitrary infinite binary sequence using two values of A on the remaining inputs.

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  • Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2016 / ia / Paper 4 / 5E / b / ii / Solution

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