map

Noun
  1. A diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it) (synset 103725654)
    is a type of: representation - a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something
    subtypes:
    • chart - a map designed to assist navigation by air or sea
    • choropleth map - a map that uses graded differences in shading or color or the placing of symbols inside defined areas on the map in order to indicate the average values of some property or quantity in those areas
    • contour map, relief map - a map having contour lines through points of equal elevation
    • plat - a map showing planned or actual features of an area (streets and building lots etc.)
    • road map - a map showing roads (for automobile travel)
    • sketch map - a map drawn from observation (rather than from exact measurements) and representing the main features of an area
    • weather chart, weather map - (meteorology) a map showing the principal meteorological elements at a given time and over an extended region
  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) (synset 113806028)
    referred to in: math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
    is a type of: mathematical relation - a relation between mathematical expressions (such as equality or inequality)
    subtypes:
    • multinomial, polynomial - a mathematical function that is the sum of a number of terms
    • expansion - a function expressed as a sum or product of terms
    • inverse function - a function obtained by expressing the dependent variable of one function as the independent variable of another; f and g are inverse functions if f(x)=y and g(y)=x
    • kronecker delta - a function of two variables i and j that equals 1 when i=j and equals 0 otherwise
    • metric, metric function - a function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them
    • transformation - (mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system
    • isometry - a one-to-one mapping of one metric space into another metric space that preserves the distances between each pair of points
    • operator - (mathematics) a symbol or function representing a mathematical operation
    • circular function, trigonometric function - function of an angle expressed as a ratio of the length of the sides of right-angled triangle containing the angle
    • threshold function - a function that takes the value 1 if a specified function of the arguments exceeds a given threshold and 0 otherwise
    • exponential, exponential function - a function in which an independent variable appears as an exponent
    same as: function, mapping, mathematical function, single-valued function
Verb
  1. Make a map of;
    Show or establish the features of details of (synset 201691771)
    "map the surface of Venus"
    is a type of: interpret, represent - create an image or likeness of
    subtypes:
    verb group: map - depict as if on a map
  2. Explore or survey for the purpose of making a map (synset 200712435)
    "We haven't even begun to map the many galaxies that we know exist"
    is a type of: explore - travel to or penetrate into
  3. Locate within a specific region of a chromosome in relation to known DNA or gene sequences (synset 202701551)
    "map the genes"
    is a type of: locate, situate - determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey
  4. Plan, delineate, or arrange in detail (synset 201759993)
    "map one's future"
    is a type of: contrive, design, plan, project - make or work out a plan for; devise
    same as: map out
  5. Depict as if on a map (synset 201692009)
    "sorrow was mapped on the mother's face"
    is a type of: depict, picture, render, show - show in, or as in, a picture
    verb group: map - make a map of; show or establish the features of details of
  6. To establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets) (synset 200381369)
    is a type of: commute, permute, transpose - change the order or arrangement of
    same as: represent

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