Definitions for mapping
Overview of noun mapping
The noun mapping has 2 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. function, mathematical function, single-valued function, map, mapping
((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))
2. mapping, chromosome mapping
((genetics) the process of locating genes on a chromosome)
Overview of verb map
The verb map has 6 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (3) map
(make a map of; show or establish the features of details of; "map the surface of Venus")
2. (1) map
(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. map
(locate within a specific region of a chromosome in relation to known DNA or gene sequences; "map the genes")
4. map, map out
(plan, delineate, or arrange in detail; "map one's future")
5. map
(depict as if on a map; "sorrow was mapped on the mother's face")
6. map, represent
(to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets))
