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Page 20, Problem 9a

The set of all functions from a finite set to a finite set.


Proof. To be begin, consider the example of a function f from a set of
2 elements, {1, 2} to a set of 35 elements:
f: {1,2} -> { 1, 2, .., 35}.
The function f is defined by the value it takes at 1, f(1), and the
value it takes at 2, f(2).
The value f(1) can be one of 35 possible values. Similarly, the value
f(2) can be one of 35 possible values. Thus there number of functions
in this case is 35*35.
Generalizing, the number of functions
f: {1,2, .. ,m} -> { 1, 2, .., n}
from a set of m elements to a set of n elements is nm.

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