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map⋅ping

  [map-ing]
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–noun
1. the act or operation of making a map or maps.
2. Mathematics. function (def. 4a).
Origin:
1765–75; map + -ing 1
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map

  [map] noun, verb, mapped, map⋅ping.
–noun
1. a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation: a map of Canada.
2. a maplike delineation, representation, or reflection of anything: The old man's face is a map of time.
3. Mathematics. function (def. 4a).
4. Slang. the face: Wipe that smile off that ugly map of yours.
5. Genetics. genetic map.
–verb (used with object)
6. to represent or delineate on or as if on a map.
7. to sketch or plan (often fol. by out): to map out a new career.
—Idioms
8. off the map, out of existence; into oblivion: Whole cities were wiped off the map.
9. put on the map, to bring into the public eye; make known, famous, or prominent: The discovery of gold put our town on the map.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME mappe-(mounde) < ML mappa mundī map of the world; special use of L mappa napkin, said to be < Punic

Related forms:
map⋅pa⋅ble, adjective
mapper, noun

Synonyms:
1. plan, outline, diagram. Map, chart, graph refer to representations of surfaces, areas, or facts. Map most commonly refers to a representation of the surface of the earth or a section of it, or an area of the sky: a map of England. A chart may be an outline map with symbols conveying information superimposed on it, a map designed esp. for navigators on water or in the air, a diagram, or a table giving information in an orderly form: a chart of the shoals off a coast. A graph may be a diagram representing a set of interrelated facts by means of dots or lines on a coordinate background; or it may use small figures (people, animals, machines, etc.) appropriate to the facts being represented, each figure standing for a specific number in statistics being given: a graph of the rise in population from 1900 to 1980.

func⋅tion

  [fuhngk-shuhn]
–noun
1. the kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution; the purpose for which something is designed or exists; role.
2. any ceremonious public or social gathering or occasion.
3. a factor related to or dependent upon other factors: Price is a function of supply and demand.
4. Mathematics.
a. Also called correspondence, map, mapping, transformation. a relation between two sets in which one element of the second set is assigned to each element of the first set, as the expression y = x2; operator.
b. Also called multiple-value function. a relation between two sets in which two or more elements of the second set are assigned to each element of the first set, as y2 = x2, which assigns to every x the two values y = +x and y = −x.
c. a set of ordered pairs in which none of the first elements of the pairs appears twice.
5. Geometry.
a. a formula expressing a relation between the angles of a triangle and its sides, as sine or cosine.
b. hyperbolic function.
6. Grammar.
a. the grammatical role a linguistic form has or the position it occupies in a particular construction.
b. the grammatical roles or the positions of a linguistic form or form class collectively.
7. Sociology. the contribution made by a sociocultural phenomenon to an ongoing social system.
–verb (used without object)
8. to perform a specified action or activity; work; operate: The computer isn't functioning now. He rarely functions before noon.
9. to have or exercise a function; serve: In earlier English the present tense often functioned as a future. This orange crate can function as a chair.
Origin:
1525–35; < L functiōn- (s. of functiō) a performance, execution, equiv. to funct(us) (ptp. of fungī) performed, executed + -iōn- -ion
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map   (māp)   
n.  

    1. A representation, usually on a plane surface, of a region of the earth or heavens.

    2. Something that suggests such a representation, as in clarity of representation.

  2. Mathematics The correspondence of elements in one set to elements in the same set or another set.

  3. Slang The human face.

  4. Genetics A genetic map.

tr.v.   mapped, map·ping, maps

    1. To make a map of.

    2. To depict as if on a map: Grief was mapped on his face.

  2. To explore or make a survey of (a region) for the purpose of making a map.

  3. To plan or delineate, especially in detail; arrange: mapping out her future.

  4. Genetics To locate (a gene or DNA sequence) in a specific region of a chromosome in relation to known genes or DNA sequences.

  5. Mathematics To establish a mapping of (an element or a set).


[From Middle English mapemounde, from Old French mapemond, from Medieval Latin mappa (mundī), map (of the world), from Latin, napkin, cloth (on which maps were drawn), perhaps of Punic origin; see npy in Semitic roots.]
map'pa·ble adj., map'per n.
map·ping   (māp'ĭng)   
n.  

  1. The act or process of making a map.

  2. Mathematics A rule of correspondence established between sets that associates each element of a set with an element in the same or another set.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2function
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Forms: func·tioned; func·tion·ing /-sh(&-)ni[ng]/
: to have a function functions to maintain the heat of the body>

Main Entry: 2map
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: mapped; map·ping
transitive senses
: to locate (a gene) on a chromosomemapped> map intransitive senses
, of a gene : to be located maps near thecorresponding structural gene>
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Medical Dictionary

function func·tion (fŭngk'shən)
n.

  1. The physiological property or the special action of an organ or a body part.

  2. Something closely related to another thing and dependent on it for its existence, value, or significance, such as growth resulting from nutrition.

  3. A mathematical variable so related to another that for each value assumed by one there is a value determined for the other.

  4. A rule of correspondence between two sets such that there is a unique element in the second set assigned to each element in the first set.

  5. The general properties of a substance, depending on its chemical character and relation to other substances, that provide the basis upon which it may be grouped as among acids or bases.

  6. A particular reactive grouping in a molecule.

map (māp)
n.

  1. The human face.

  2. A genetic map.

v. mapped, map·ping, maps

  1. To make a map of.

  2. To locate a gene or DNA sequence in a specific region of a chromosome in relation to known genes or DNA sequences.

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Science Dictionary
function   (fŭngk'shən)  Pronunciation Key 

  1. A relationship between two sets that matches each member of the first set with a unique member of the second set. Functions are often expressed as an equation, such as y = x + 5, meaning that y is a function of x such that for any value of x, the value of y will be 5 greater than x.

  2. A quantity whose value depends on the value given to one or more related quantities. For example, the area of a square is a function of the length of its sides.


map   (māp)  Pronunciation Key 

  1. A representation of a region of three-dimensional space, such as of the Earth or a part of the universe, usually on a two-dimensional plane surface. See also projection.

  2. See genetic map.


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