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)
   "The students learned to graph mathematical mappings";
   - function, mathematical function, single-valued function, map
    
2. The process of making maps
   "detailed mapping of the structure of rocks"
    
3. (genetics) the process of locating genes on a chromosome
   "Chromosome mapping has helped identify genes associated with various genetic disorders";
   - chromosome mapping

1. Make a map of; show or establish the features or 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. Plan, delineate, or arrange in detail
   "map one's future";
   - map out
    
4. Depict as if on a map
   "sorrow was mapped on the mother's face"
    
5. Locate within a specific region of a chromosome in relation to known DNA or gene sequences
   "map the genes"
    
6. To establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)
   "The function maps the set of real numbers onto itself";
   - represent

Derived forms: mappings

Type of: commute, depict, explore, interpret, locate, mathematical relation, permutate [rare], permute, picture, procedure, process, render, represent, show, situate, transpose

Encyclopedia: Mapping