map

noun

/mæp/US

Etymology

Shortening or back-formation of Middle English mappemounde, mapemounde (“world map”), from Old French mapamonde, from Medieval Latin mappa mundī, compound of Latin mappa (“napkin, cloth”) and mundus (“world”). See mop for more on the first component. Doublet of mop, nape, and nappe.

derived from mappa — “napkin, cloth”
derived from mappa mundī
derived from mapamonde
derived from mappemounde

Definitions

1
A visual representation of an area, whether real or imaginary, showing the relative…
A visual representation of an area, whether real or imaginary, showing the relative positions of places and other features.
- a map of Australia, a map of Lilliput
- He bought a map for the tour of Edinburgh Castle.
2
A graphical or logical representation of any structure or system, showing the positions…
A graphical or logical representation of any structure or system, showing the positions of or relationships between its components.
- a map of the Earth's magnetic field
- The 256 bytes of internal RAM are subdivided as shown in the memory map above.
- Creating a complete map of the human connectome would therefore be a monumental milestone but not the end of the journey to understanding how our brains work.
3
A function, especially a function satisfying a certain property (e.g. continuity,…
A function, especially a function satisfying a certain property (e.g. continuity, linearity, etc.; see Usage notes).
- Let f be a map from ℝ to ℝ
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1. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genera Araschnia (especially, Araschnia…
  Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genera Araschnia (especially, Araschnia levana) and Cyrestis, having map-like markings on the wings.
2. The face.
3. 6
  An imaginary or fictional area, often predefined and confined, where a game or a session…
  An imaginary or fictional area, often predefined and confined, where a game or a session thereof takes place.
  - I don't want to play this map again!
  - Jack loves playing on this Fortnite map.
  - On top of that, each of Evolve's maps are dim, open arenas with little to interact with besides the occasional hostile organism.
4. Synonym of associative array.
5. 8
  To represent by means of a map.
  - This large atlas maps the whole world in very great detail.
  - Figure 3 maps the pressure distribution within the human circulatory system.
6. 9
  To create a map of
  To create a map of; to examine or survey in order to gather information for a map.
  - The team is mapping the route of the new railway line.
  - The space probe is mapping the Earth's gravitational field.
7. 10
  To have a direct relationship
  To have a direct relationship; to correspond.
  - This doesn't map to my understanding of how things should work.
  - Significantly, the aural-oral data does not map closely to the visual linguistic landscape at NIE.
8. 11
  To create a direct relationship to
  To create a direct relationship to; to create a correspondence with.
  - Map "volume down" to the F2 key.
9. 12
  To act as a function on something, taking it to something else.
  - f maps A to B, mapping every a∈A to f(a)∈B.
  - Equivalently: f:A→B,a↦f(a)
10. To assign a drive letter to a shared folder.
11. Initialism of missed approach point.
12. Initialism of modified American plan, a hotel rate that included accommodation, breakfast…
  Initialism of modified American plan, a hotel rate that included accommodation, breakfast and dinner, but not lunch.
13. Initialism of microtubule-associated protein.
14. Initialism of modified atmosphere packaging.
15. Initialism of mean arterial pressure.
16. Acronym of methyl-acetylene propadiene.
17. Initialism of multiple aim point.
18. Initialism of minor-attracted person.
19. 22
  Initialism of Mexican-American Princess
  Initialism of Mexican-American Princess; overly materialistic and selfish young Mexican-American woman.
  - My Puerto Rican roommate, who had survived the New York school system, would sarcastically call me a “MAP” or Mexican-American princess because of my boarding school experience.
20. Initialism of multi-animator project
  Initialism of multi-animator project; an animation created by several collaborating animators.
21. Initialism of muscle action potential
22. Initialism of mean arterial pressure

The neighborhood

neighboratlas
neighborcartographer
neighborcartography
neighborargument map
neighborconcept map
neighborHénon map
neighbormind map
neighboroverworld map
neighborroadmap
neighbortexture map
neighborthematic map
neighbortopic map

Derived

demap, map onto, map out, remap

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at map. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

A definitional loop anchored at map. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at map

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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