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metric function vs mapping

mapping vs metric function

metric function and mapping both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
metric function Yes No No No
mapping Yes No No No
As nouns, mapping is a hypernym of metric function; that is, mapping 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
  • 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 function include function, map, mathematical function, single-valued function.
metric function (noun) mapping (noun)
a function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them (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 metric function and mapping

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