TOPICS
Map
A map is a way of associating unique objects to every element in a givenset. So a map
from
to
is afunction
such that for every
, there is a unique object
. The termsfunction and mapping are synonymous for map.
See also
2x mod 1 Map,Arnold's Cat Map,Baker's Map,Boundary Map,Complex Map,Conformal Mapping,Function,Gauss Map,Gingerbreadman Map,Harmonic Map,Hénon Map,Hyperbolic Map,Identity Map,Inclusion Map,Kaplan-Yorke Map,Logistic Map,Mandelbrot Set,Map Projection,Pullback Map,Quadratic Map,Symplectic Map,Tangent Map,Tent Map,Transformation,Zaslavskii MapExplore with Wolfram|Alpha
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References
Arfken, G. "Mapping." §6.6 inMathematical Methods for Physicists, 3rd ed. Orlando, FL: Academic Press, pp. 384-392, 1985.Referenced on Wolfram|Alpha
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