map

Meanings

• a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)
• (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)
• make a map of; show or establish the features of details of
  • "map the surface of Venus"
• explore or survey for the purpose of making a map
  • "We haven't even begun to map the many galaxies that we know exist"
• locate within a specific region of a chromosome in relation to known DNA or gene sequences
  • "map the genes"
• plan, delineate, or arrange in detail
  • "map one's future"
• depict as if on a map
  • "sorrow was mapped on the mother's face"
• to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)

Synonyms

function, map out, mapping, mathematical function, represent, single-valued function