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Map

noun
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).  Synonyms: function, mapping, mathematical function, single-valued function.
verb
(past & past part. mapped; pres. part. mapping)
1.
Make a map of; show or establish the features of details of.
2.
Explore or survey for the purpose of making a map.
3.
Locate within a specific region of a chromosome in relation to known DNA or gene sequences.
4.
Plan, delineate, or arrange in detail.  Synonym: map out.
5.
Depict as if on a map.
6.
To establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets).  Synonym: represent.



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"Map" Quotes from Famous Books



... attempted. Large stores of cannon and ammunition, just then so much needed by the troops at Boston, fell into the hands of the Americans, without the loss of a single man. Crown Point was soon after as easily taken. (Map opp ...
— A Brief History of the United States • Barnes & Co.
... the letters. Then he took a little gazetteer off a tiny shelf near the bell-rope, where was a railway guide, an English dictionary, a French ditto, and a Bible, and with his sharp penknife he deftly sliced from its place in the work of reference the folded map of Europe. ...
— Wylder's Hand • J. Sheridan Le Fanu
... you take a good geological map of Europe, and lay your finger upon the spots where volcanic influences supply either travertin or marble in accessible and available masses, you will probably mark the points where the types of the first school have been originated ...
— The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) • John Ruskin
... Fred answered. "Do you want the exact location of the house used as headquarters? I can describe it for you if you have the village shown on your map." ...
— The Boy Scouts In Russia • John Blaine
... beginnin' of the pulpwood game for me——" The telephone on the desk rang, and after a moment's conversation, McNabb arose and tossed the packet of papers into Wentworth's lap. "I've got to step out for a matter of ten or fifteen minutes," he said. "Here's the papers, an' a map of the country. Look 'em over, an' if you care to tackle it, let me know ...
— The Challenge of the North • James Hendryx


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