In mathematics and related technical fields, the term map or mapping is often a synonym for function. Thus, for example, a partial map is a partial function, and a total map is a total function. Related terms like domain, codomain, injective, continuous, etc. can be applied equally to maps and functions, with the same meaning.
In many branches of mathematics, the term is qualified with a property specific to that branch, such as a continuous func...
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In mathematics and related technical fields, the term map or mapping is often a synonym for function. Thus, for example, a partial map is a partial function, and a total map is a total function. Related terms like domain, codomain, injective, continuous, etc. can be applied equally to maps and functions, with the same meaning.
In many branches of mathematics, the term is qualified with a property specific to that branch, such as a continuous function in topology, a linear map in linear algebra, etc. Correspondingly, in category theory, 'map' is often used as a synonym for morphism or arrow.
Some authors such as Serge Lang use map as a general term for an association of an element in the range with every element in the domain, and function only to refer to maps in which the range is a field.
Sets of maps with special properties are the subjects of many important theories: see for instance Lie group, mapping class group, permutation group.
In formal logic, the term is sometimes used for...
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