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linear function vs mapping

mapping vs linear function

linear function and mapping both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
linear function Yes No No No
mapping Yes No No No
As nouns, mapping is a hypernym of linear function; that is, mapping is a word with a broader meaning than linear function:
  • linear function: a mathematical function whose graph (in Cartesian coordinates with uniform scales) is a line in the plane.
  • 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 linear function include function, map, mathematical function, single-valued function.
linear function (noun) mapping (noun)
a mathematical function whose graph (in Cartesian coordinates with uniform scales) is a line in the plane. (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 linear function and mapping

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