Akademik

mapping

noun

1. (genetics) the process of locating genes on a chromosome

• Syn: ↑chromosome mapping

• Derivationally related forms: ↑map

• Topics: ↑genetics, ↑genetic science

• Hypernyms: ↑procedure, ↑process

2. (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)

• Syn: ↑function, ↑mathematical function, ↑single-valued function, ↑map

• Derivationally related forms: ↑map, ↑map (for: ↑map)

• Topics: ↑mathematics, ↑math, ↑maths

• Hypernyms: ↑mathematical relation

• Hyponyms:

↑polynomial, ↑multinomial, ↑expansion, ↑inverse function, ↑Kronecker delta, ↑metric function, ↑metric, ↑transformation, ↑isometry, ↑operator, ↑trigonometric function, ↑circular function, ↑threshold function, ↑exponential, ↑exponential function

Useful english dictionary. 2012.