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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Map \Map\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Mapped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mapping}.] To represent by a map; -- often with out; as, to survey and map, or map out, a county. Hence, figuratively: To represent or indicate systematically and clearly; to sketch; to plan; as, to map, or map out, a journey; to map out business.
I am near to the place where they should meet, if Pisanio have mapped it truly. --Shak.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
mapping \mapping\ n. (Math.) A function such that for every element of one set there is a unique element of another set.
Syn: map, correspondence. [WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
map
noun
1: a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)
2: a function such that for every element of one set there is a unique element of another set [syn: {mapping}, {correspondence}]
verb
1: make a map of; show or establish the features of details of; "map the surface of Venus"
2: explore or survey for the purpose of making a map; "We haven't even begun to map the many galaxies that we know exist"
3: locate within a specific region of a chromosome in relation to known DNA or gene sequences; "map the genes"
4: plan, delineate, or arrange in detail; "map one's future" [syn: {map out}]
5: depict as if on a map; "sorrow was mapped on the mother's face"
6: to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets) [syn: {represent}] [also: {mapping}, {mapped}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
mapping
noun
1: a function such that for every element of one set there is a unique element of another set [syn: {map}, {correspondence}]
2: (genetics) the process of locating genes on a chromosome [syn: {chromosome mapping}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
mapping See {map}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
mapping {function}
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