mapping

Other forms of mapping

plural

mappings·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about mapping

What does mapping mean?

mapping means "(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)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in mapping?

mapping has 2 syllables: map-ping. The stress falls on "map". In IPA it is /ˈmæpɪŋ/.

What is another word for mapping?

Close synonyms include function, mathematical function, single-valued function, map, chromosome mapping. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is mapping a common word?

mapping is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.