metric function vs map

map vs metric function

metric function and map both are nouns.

metric function is not a verb while map is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
metric function	Yes	No	No	No
map	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, map is a hypernym of metric function; that is, map is a word with a broader meaning than metric function:

metric function: a function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them
map: (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 function include function, mapping, mathematical function, single-valued function.

metric function (noun)	map (noun)
a function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them	a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)
	(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 function (verb)	map (verb)
	to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)
	explore or survey for the purpose of making a map
	make a map of; show or establish the features of details of
	depict as if on a map
	plan, delineate, or arrange in detail
	locate within a specific region of a chromosome in relation to known DNA or gene sequences

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