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Mapping

nounid 88167·updated May 18, 2026
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(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)

polysemous

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Variants

synonym
chromosome mappingfunction
plural
Mappings
possessive
Mapping's
pluralpossessive
Mappings'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
(genetics) the process of locating genes on a chromosome
§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)

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