noun
- A diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it. )
- Mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function. ()
- synonyms: function, mathematical function, single-valued function, mapping
verb
- Make a map of; show or establish the features of details of.
- usage: "map the surface of Venus"
- Explore or survey for the purpose of making a map.
- usage: "We haven't even begun to map the many galaxies that we know exist"
- Locate within a specific region of a chromosome in relation to known DNA or gene sequences.
- usage: "map the genes"
- Plan, delineate, or arrange in detail.
- usage: "map one's future"
- synonyms: map out
- Depict as if on a map.
- usage: "sorrow was mapped on the mother's face"
- To establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets. ).
- synonyms: represent
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