Onto

/ˈɒn.tuː/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:4 ptsWWF:5 pts4 letters

Definition of Onto

adjective

  1. (of a function) Assuming each of the values in its codomain; having its range equal to its codomain.

    "Considered as a function on the real numbers, the exponential function is not onto."

preposition

  1. Upon; on top of.

    "My cat just jumped onto the keyboard."

  2. Aware of.

    "The thought-police were onto my plans of world domination."

  3. Being an onto function with a codomain of (see below).

    "The exponential function maps the set of real numbers onto the set of positive real numbers."

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7 words can be made from the letters in "onto":

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

surjective