noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The process of making maps. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   (genetics) the process of locating genes on a chromosome wordnet
3. 3
   The process of locating genes on a chromosome. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   the process of making maps wordnet
5. 5
   Assigning a PC to a shared drive or printer port on a network. countable, uncountable

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6. 6
   (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) wordnet
7. 7
   A function that maps every element of a given mathematical structure (eg: a set) to a unique element of another structure; a correspondence. countable, uncountable
8. 8
   conversion of data types between incompatible type systems. countable, uncountable

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of map form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

approacharrangementattackblueprintcalculationchromosome mapping

Example

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"Does bump mapping generate more graphics load than parallax?"

Related phrases

Schwarz-Christoffel mappingbump mappingconformal mappingcube mappingdisplacement mappingenvironment mappingmapping class groupmapping reductionphoton mappingreflection mappingshadow mappingshear mapping

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