mapping

noun

map·​ping ˈma-piŋ How to pronounce mapping (audio)
1
: the act or process of making a map
2
: function sense 5a
a one-to-one continuous mapping

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Leaders, in particular, should develop strategic thinking around AI governance and implement road mapping. Andrew Siemer, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025 This is different from mapping, which can measure seafloor topography with or without visual data collection. Gayoung Lee, Scientific American, 9 May 2025 The hope of finding the saola has increased lately, thanks to a new breakthrough in genetic analysis made possible by the first-ever mapping of the saola’s genome. Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 6 May 2025 This mapping essentially crushes down 11 dimensions’ worth of the bigger sphere. Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 5 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for mapping

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1752, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of mapping was circa 1752

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“Mapping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mapping. Accessed 20 May. 2025.

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