mapping (n.)

  1. (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 ]

  2. (genetics) the process of locating genes on a chromosome

    [ Syn: chromosome mapping ]

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