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ALL meanings of map

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  • noun Technical meaning of map 1.   (mathematics)   function. 2.   (programming)   In functional programming, the most common higher-order function over lists. Map applies its first argument to each element of its second argument (a list) and returns the list of results. map :: (a -> b) -> [a] -> [b] map f [] = [] map f (x:xs) = f x : map f xs This can be generalised to types other than lists. 1
  • noun map Walter, c1140–1209? Welsh ecclesiastic, poet, and satirist. 1
  • verb with object map to represent or delineate on or as if on a map. 1
  • verb with object map to sketch or plan (often followed by out): to map out a new career. 1
  • idioms map off the map, out of existence; into oblivion: Whole cities were wiped off the map. 1
  • idioms map put on the map, to bring into the public eye; make known, famous, or prominent: The discovery of gold put our town on the map. 1
  • noun map topographical plan 1
  • noun map schematic plan of streets, etc. 1
  • transitive verb map draw up a topographical plan 1
  • transitive verb map mathematics: mark out 1
  • noun map diagram 1
  • noun map organization of genes 1
  • transitive verb map draw up: a schematic plan 1
  • transitive verb map locate: a gene 1
  • noun map A diagrammatic representation of an area of land or sea showing physical features, cities, roads, etc. 1
  • countable noun map A map is a drawing of a particular area such as a city, a country, or a continent, showing its main features as they would appear if you looked at them from above. 0
  • countable noun map A map is a drawing that gives special information about an area. 0
  • verb map To map an area means to make a map of it. 0
  • noun map a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface or part of it, showing the geographical distributions, positions, etc, of natural or artificial features such as roads, towns, relief, rainfall, etc 0
  • noun map a diagrammatic representation of the distribution of stars or of the surface of a celestial body 0
  • noun map a maplike drawing of anything 0
  • verb map to make a map of 0
  • verb map to represent or transform (a function, figure, set, etc) 0
  • noun map Walter. ?1140–?1209, Welsh ecclesiastic and satirical writer. His chief work is the miscellany De Nugis curialium 0
  • noun map Walter1140?-1209?; Welsh poet & satirist 0
  • noun map a drawing or other representation, usually on a flat surface, of all or part of the earth's surface, ordinarily showing countries, bodies of water, cities, mountains, etc. 0
  • noun map a similar representation of part of the sky, showing the relative position of the stars, planets, etc. 0
  • noun map any maplike representation or delineation 0
  • noun map the face 0
  • verb transitive map to make a map or maps of; represent or chart on or as on a map 0
  • verb transitive map to arrange or plan in detail 0
  • verb transitive map to survey or explore for the purpose of making a map 0
  • verb transitive map to transform, as by a mapping 0
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