Dictionary Check: mapping
"mapping" is a valid word!
Scrabble
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Words with Friends
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Definition
noun
(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)
noun
the process of making maps
Example:
"detailed mapping of the structure of rocks"
noun
(genetics) the process of locating genes on a chromosome
verb
make a map of; show or establish the features of details of
Example:
"map the surface of Venus"
verb
explore or survey for the purpose of making a map
Example:
"We haven't even begun to map the many galaxies that we know exist"
verb
locate within a specific region of a chromosome in relation to known DNA or gene sequences
Example:
"map the genes"
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