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metric vs mapping

mapping vs metric

metric and mapping both are nouns.

metric is an adjective but mapping is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
metric Yes Yes No No
mapping Yes No No No
As nouns, mapping is a hypernym of metric; that is, mapping is a word with a broader meaning than metric:
  • metric: a function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them
  • 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 metric include function, map, mathematical function, single-valued function.
metric (noun) mapping (noun)
a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic (genetics) the process of locating genes on a chromosome
a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds) the process of making maps
a function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them (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)
metric (adjective) mapping (adjective)
based on the meter as a standard of measurement
the rhythmic arrangement of syllables
Difference between metric and mapping

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