Dictionary Definition
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]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]mapping See map
User Contributed Dictionary
Noun
- The process of making maps.
- A function that maps every element of a given set to a unique element of another set; a correspondence.
- The process of locating genes on a chromosome.
Translations
process of making maps
- Finnish: kartoitus
function that maps every element of a given set
to a unique element of another set
- Croatian: preslikavanje
- Czech: zobrazení (any function)
- Dutch: afbeelding
- Finnish: kuvaus
process of locating genes on a chromosome
- Finnish: geenikartoitus
Verb
mapping- present participle of map
Extensive Definition
Mapping may refer to:
- Cartography,
mapmaking
- Surveying, accurately determining the position of points in 3-D space
- Photogrammetry, inferring 3-D information from stereo photographs
- Metaphor, cross
mapping across two or more seemingly unrelated subjects
- Conceptual metaphor, in cognitive linguistics, understanding one conceptual domain in terms of another conceptual domain
- Analogy, inference from a particular to another particular
- Gene mapping, the assignment of DNA fragments to chromosomes
In mathematics:
- Map (or mapping) is often a synonym for function
- Functional predicate, a logical symbol that may be applied to an object term to produce another object term
In computing:
- Data mapping, data element mappings between two distinct data models
- Level design, the creation of levels, locales, stages, or missions for a video game
- Memory-mapped I/O, hardware pretending to be memory
- Virtual
memory, a memory management technique
- Paging, a memory allocation technique
- Texture mapping, in computer graphics
- Relational database
In neuroscience:
- Brain mapping, set of techniques to study the brain
mapping in German: Mapping
mapping in French: Mapping
mapping in Korean: 매핑
mapping in Hebrew: מיפוי
mapping in Japanese:
マッピング