Is x^x injective?
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I have recently taken great interest in studying the properties of the function f(x) = x^x , and I was wondering: is there any way to prove whether f(x) = x^x is an injective (i.e. one-to-one) function? I realize that if I can prove that if the inverse of f(x) = x^x is also a function, then f(x) = x^x is injective. The problem is: f^{-1}(x) is non-algebraic, so I can't figure out whether it's a function or not. Does anyone know another way to prove whether or not f(x) = x^x is injective?

NOTE: The domain of this function is real numbers.
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Is x^x injective? - by Amherstclane - 11/16/2009, 04:53 AM
RE: Is x^x injective? - by bo198214 - 11/16/2009, 09:30 AM
RE: Is x^x injective? - by andydude - 11/17/2009, 07:44 PM
RE: Is x^x injective? - by nettson - 12/22/2009, 07:28 AM
RE: Is x^x injective? - by bo198214 - 12/22/2009, 03:31 PM
RE: Is x^x injective? - by Gottfried - 12/25/2009, 07:08 PM



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