Let URkU\subseteq\mathbb R^k be an , and let f:URkf:U\to\mathbb R^k be continuously differentiable. If

detDf(x)0for every xU,\det Df(x)\neq 0\qquad\text{for every }x\in U,

then for each x0Ux_0\in U there are neighborhoods AA of x0x_0 and BB of f(x0)f(x_0) such that fA:ABf|_A:A\to B is a .

Remarks

This is the applied at each point. In this situation, ff is called a .