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inverse function vs mapping

mapping vs inverse function

inverse function and mapping both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
inverse function Yes No No No
mapping Yes No No No
As nouns, mapping is a hypernym of inverse function; that is, mapping is a word with a broader meaning than inverse function:
  • inverse function: a function obtained by expressing the dependent variable of one function as the independent variable of another; f and g are inverse functions if f(x)=y and g(y)=x
  • 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 inverse function include function, map, mathematical function, single-valued function.
inverse function (noun) mapping (noun)
a function obtained by expressing the dependent variable of one function as the independent variable of another; f and g are inverse functions if f(x)=y and g(y)=x (genetics) the process of locating genes on a chromosome
the process of making maps
(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)
Difference between inverse function and mapping

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