Definition:Inverse Image Mapping/Mapping/Definition 1

Definition
Let $S$ and $T$ be sets.

Let $\powerset S$ and $\powerset T$ be their power sets.

Let $f: S \to T$ be a mapping.

The inverse image mapping of $f$ is the mapping $f^\gets: \powerset T \to \powerset S$ that sends a subset $Y \subseteq T$ to its preimage $f^{-1} \paren T$ under $f$:


 * $\forall Y \in \powerset T: \map {f^\gets} Y = \begin {cases} \set {s \in S: \exists t \in Y: \map f s = t} & : \Img f \cap Y \ne \O \\ \O & : \Img f \cap Y = \O \end {cases}$

Also see

 * Equivalence of Definitions of Inverse Image Mapping of Mapping