mapping

[ map-ing ]
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noun
  1. the act or operation of making a map or maps.

  2. Mathematics. function (def. 4a).

Origin of mapping

1
First recorded in 1765–75; map + -ing1

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British Dictionary definitions for mapping

mapping

/ (ˈmæpɪŋ) /


noun
  1. maths another name for function (def. 4)

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