one-many

one-many
\\ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ adjective
of a relation in logic : constituted so that if the first term is given any of many things can be the second term whereas if the second term is given only one thing can be the first term

the relation “father-child” is one-many

— compare many-one, one-one

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/wun"men"ee/; usually read as /wun"teuh men"ee/, adj. Logic, Math.
(of a relation) having the property that an element may be assigned to several elements but that given an element, only one may be assigned to it.
[1905-10]

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