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Definition of "mapping" []

  • The act or process of making a map. (noun)
  • Mathematics A rule of correspondence established between sets that associates each element of a set with an element in the same or another set. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "mapping" in a sentence
  • "And they're doing what they call a mapping mission."
  • "Data mapping is accomplished by interpreting the file as a one dimensional stream of integers and progressively mapping quads in phase space."
  • "What mind mapping is and how it can help you with your book."