Definitions for ONTO
ˈɒn tu, ˈɔn-; unstressed ˈɒn tə, ˈɔn-on·to

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1. ontoadjective

   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.

2. ontopreposition

   Upon; on top of.

   My cat just jumped onto the keyboard.

3. ontopreposition

   Aware of.

   The thought-police were onto my plans of World domination.

4. ontopreposition

   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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1. onto

   In mathematics, a surjective function (also known as surjection, or onto function) is a function f such that every element y can be mapped from element x so that f(x) = y. In other words, every element of the function's codomain is the image of at least one element of its domain. It is not required that x be unique; the function f may map one or more elements of X to the same element of Y. The term surjective and the related terms injective and bijective were introduced by Nicolas Bourbaki, a group of mainly French 20th-century mathematicians who, under this pseudonym, wrote a series of books presenting an exposition of modern advanced mathematics, beginning in 1935. The French word sur means over or above, and relates to the fact that the image of the domain of a surjective function completely covers the function's codomain. Any function induces a surjection by restricting its codomain to the image of its domain. Every surjective function has a right inverse assuming the axiom of choice, and every function with a right inverse is necessarily a surjection. The composition of surjective functions is always surjective. Any function can be decomposed into a surjection and an injection.

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1. onto

   To a place or position.

   The got onto the bus and were delighted.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 24, 2020  

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1. ONTO

   What does ONTO stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the ONTO acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ONTO' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1896

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ONTO' in Written Corpus Frequency: #850

Anagrams for ONTO »

1. noot

2. toon

3. Toon

4. oont

How to pronounce ONTO?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ONTO in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ONTO in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of ONTO in a Sentence

1. Shohei Ohtani:

   (The slider) was working really well for me, especially early in the game, i think they started to catch onto the softer stuff later, so I mixed in more fastballs. Just going with the flow.

2. Stephen Davies:

   He lunged onto Mr. Salman Rushdie and started pummeling him with his hand, very quickly, i was completely stunned and shocked.

3. Tori Spelling:

   He was my mentor. He was my dad, but my mentor in life and seeing how he handled people and how genuine and how much he loved his fans and just anybody, he never changed. I think that kind of transitioned onto me. That's what I saw. That's what I learned. So I never change.

4. Seneca Scott:

   If you can look at it from all angles, and it’s probably two people hugging each other, it’s four hands. It’s not the missing heads that’s the atrocity that other people clamp onto that; it’s a stump that looked like a penis. That’s a joke.

5. Diane Blair:

   A lot of serious news reporting has become more entertainment driven and more opinion-driven as opposed to factual, people book onto the shows, political figures, commentators who will be controversial who will be provocative because it's a good show. You might not learn anything but you might be entertained and I think that's just become an unfortunate pattern that I wish could be broken.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Onto
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onto