What is the meaning of map?

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. ()

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"
  • Depict as if on a map.
    • usage: "sorrow was mapped on the mother's face"
  • To establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets. ).
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