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Meaning of map

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  map
      n 1: a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or
           part of it)
      2: (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)
         [syn: {function}, {mathematical function}, {single-valued
         function}, {map}, {mapping}]
      v 1: make a map of; show or establish the features of details
           of; "map the surface of Venus"
      2: explore or survey for the purpose of making a map; "We
         haven't even begun to map the many galaxies that we know
         exist"
      3: locate within a specific region of a chromosome in relation
         to known DNA or gene sequences; "map the genes"
      4: plan, delineate, or arrange in detail; "map one's future"
         [syn: {map}, {map out}]
      5: depict as if on a map; "sorrow was mapped on the mother's
         face"
      6: to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)
         [syn: {map}, {represent}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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