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mapping

[ map-ing ]

noun

  1. the act or operation of making a map or maps.
  2. Mathematics. function ( def 4a ).


mapping

/ ˈmæpɪŋ /

noun

  1. maths another name for function


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Word History and Origins

Origin of mapping1

First recorded in 1765–75; map + -ing 1

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Example Sentences

If galaxy mapping is like doing a population map, the complementary study is like a demographic survey.

Participatory mapping, it would seem, takes on a new meaning in this context.

Sixteen days later, Bratton held a press conference to announce there would be no mapping.

This gave rise to the FBI “mapping” communities as part of its “Domain Management” program.

In Egypt, for example, independent initiative Harassmap uses online and SMS reporting combined with a mapping system.

The girl, in mapping the future, had thought of herself as being a governess for American children.

To be shaken awake was something she had not bargained for, in mapping out her course of action.

He was mapping out a career of benevolence, splendid, glittering, ostentatious—ruinous.

For many years tradition had said it was there that Major L'Enfant had his headquarters while he was mapping the new capital city.

As I showed some proficiency in mapping, he entrusted me with the preparation of the necessary maps which accompanied the surveys.

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