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English noun: map | |||
| 1. | map (artifact) a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | representation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | chart, choropleth map, contour map, plat, relief map, road map, sketch map, weather chart, weather map | ||
| 2. | map (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) | ||
| Synonyms | function, mapping, mathematical function, single-valued function | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mathematical relation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | circular function, expansion, exponential, exponential function, inverse function, isometry, Kronecker delta, metric, metric function, multinomial, operator, polynomial, threshold function, transformation, trigonometric function | ||
| Domain category | math, mathematics, maths | ||
English verb: map | |||
| 1. | map (creation) make a map of; show or establish the features of details of | ||
| Samples | Map the surface of Venus. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | interpret, represent | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | chart, plat, plot | ||
| Verb group | map | ||
| 2. | map (cognition) explore or survey for the purpose of making a map | ||
| Samples | We haven't even begun to map the many galaxies that we know exist. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | explore | ||
| 3. | map (stative) locate within a specific region of a chromosome in relation to known DNA or gene sequences | ||
| Samples | Map the genes. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | locate, situate | ||
| 4. | map (creation) plan, delineate, or arrange in detail | ||
| Samples | Map one's future. | ||
| Examples | Did he map his major works over a short period of time? | ||
| Synonyms | map out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | contrive, design, plan, project | ||
| 5. | map (creation) depict as if on a map | ||
| Samples | Sorrow was mapped on the mother's face. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | depict, picture, render, show | ||
| Verb group | map | ||
| 6. | map (change) to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets) | ||
| Synonyms | represent | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | commute, permute, transpose | ||
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