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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)type of:
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"map one's future"verbplan, delineate, or arrange in detail
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verbto establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)
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nouna diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)type of:
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"sorrow was mapped on the mother's face"verbdepict as if on a map
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"We haven't even begun to map the many galaxies that we know exist"verbexplore or survey for the purpose of making a maptype of:
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"map the genes"verblocate within a specific region of a chromosome in relation to known DNA or gene sequences
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"map the surface of Venus"verbmake a map of; show or establish the features of details of
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- striped dogwood maple of eastern North America with striped bark and large two-lobed leaves clear yellow in autumn
- california box elder maple of the Pacific coast of the United States; fruits are white when mature
- acer saccharum maple of eastern and central North America having three-lobed to five-lobed leaves and hard close-grained wood much used for cabinet work especially the curly-grained form; sap is chief source of maple syrup and maple sugar; many subspecies
- bird's-eye maple maple wood having a wavy grain with eyelike markings
- acer pennsylvanicum maple of eastern North America with striped bark and large two-lobed leaves clear yellow in autumn
- red maple maple of eastern and central America; five-lobed leaves turn scarlet and yellow in autumn
- striped maple maple of eastern North America with striped bark and large two-lobed leaves clear yellow in autumn
- acer macrophyllum maple of western North America having large 5-lobed leaves orange in autumn
- rock maple maple of eastern and central North America having three-lobed to five-lobed leaves and hard close-grained wood much used for cabinet work especially the curly-grained form; sap is chief source of maple syrup and maple sugar; many subspecies
- goosefoot maple maple of eastern North America with striped bark and large two-lobed leaves clear yellow in autumn