mapping
- noun
- /ˈmæpɪŋ/
- Specialized
- And since he could make this one to one mapping, then he knew that the two sets must be exactly the same size.
- primitive mapping
- combination of mappings
So would find the mapping between those two variables and find the line that fits the data the best.
- So would find the mapping between those two variables and find the line that fits the data the best.
- So we've just seen the mapping of the word sister onto the little Italian girl, and now the word sister is mapped onto death.
- OK, that forms a whole model and mapping of relationship.
- So, so mapping them I think was sort of innovative in that way and we were able to see these points at any point in time.
Examples
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The teacher explained the mapping between the different functions and their corresponding outputs in the lesson.
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On the first day, children completed the fast mapping task for their first word set.
Academic text (2011) -
All these studies were in agreement that concept mapping might bring about meaningful learning.
Academic text (2008) -
The scoring process should especially be made clear if concept mapping is to be used for assessment purposes.
Academic text (2012) -
The process of constructing the configuration is called mapping, and the resulting tool is called an IC map.
Academic text (2015) -
We hypothesized that the encoding cues could improve fast mapping and word learning in several ways.
Academic text (2011) -
In our project, we created a mapping that linked each employee to their respective department.
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The scientist presented a mapping of how the species were related based on their genetic characteristics.
Synonyms
A rule in math or computing that gives one output for each input
A rule that links each item in one set to one in another
A close match that shows two things are similar
A rule that gives each item in one group exactly one item in another group
A rule that gives exactly one output for each input
A connection between values that shows when they are equal or which is larger
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Mapping comes from map + -ing, where map is a picture that 'shows where things are' and later came to mean any way of 'showing' how one thing goes to another. So a mathematical mapping is a rule that 'shows' which item in one set goes to an item in another.