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transformation vs mapping

mapping vs transformation

transformation and mapping both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
transformation Yes No No No
mapping Yes No No No
As nouns, mapping is a hypernym of transformation; that is, mapping is a word with a broader meaning than transformation:
  • transformation: (mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system
  • 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 transformation include function, map, mathematical function, single-valued function.
transformation (noun) mapping (noun)
the act of changing in form or shape or appearance (genetics) the process of locating genes on a chromosome
(genetics) modification of a cell or bacterium by the uptake and incorporation of exogenous DNA the process of making maps
a rule describing the conversion of one syntactic structure into another related syntactic structure (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)
a qualitative change
(mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system
Difference between transformation and mapping

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