expansion vs mapping

mapping vs expansion

expansion and mapping both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
expansion	Yes	No	No	No
mapping	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, mapping is a hypernym of expansion; that is, mapping is a word with a broader meaning than expansion:

expansion: a function expressed as a sum or product of terms
mapping: (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)

Other hypernyms of expansion include function, map, mathematical function, single-valued function.

expansion (noun)	mapping (noun)
the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope	(genetics) the process of locating genes on a chromosome
adding information or detail	the process of making maps
a discussion that provides additional information	(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)
a function expressed as a sum or product of terms

Difference between expansion and mapping

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