map onto

mæp ˈɑːntuː

mapped onto, mapping onto

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of map onto - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr.

comparisoncorrespond to or match with something

Each point on the graph maps onto a specific value.

match

assignment

TECH.

assign elements from one set to another

TECH.

The function maps each input onto a unique output.

correspond

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Expressions with map

map out

plan or arrange in detail

She mapped out her career path early in college.

mud map

roughly drawn map for quick reference

He sketched a mud map to the campsite.

off the map

adj.

not known or popular

The small village is off the map.

all over the map

adv.

in a disorganized or inconsistent manner

His thoughts were all over the map during the meeting.

on the map

adj.

recognized or acknowledged

Her discovery put her on the map in the scientific community.

the map is not the territory

exp.

models or descriptions are not the real world

Remember, the map is not the territory in science.

Examples of map onto in a sentence

The features of the model map onto real-world scenarios.
The algorithm maps the data points onto a grid.
The teacher maps the curriculum onto the school year.

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French:correspondre à, associer, ...
German:entsprechen, abbilden, ...
Italian:corrispondere a, assegnare a, ...
Spanish:coincidir con, asignar a, ...
Portuguese:mapear para, atribuir, ...
Chinese:映射到, 分配到, ...
Japanese:対応する, 割り当てる, ...
Arabic:تَطابَقَ, طَبَّقَ عَلَى, ...
Hebrew:לְהַתְאִים לְ, לְהַעְתִּיק עַל, ...
Russian:соответствовать, отображать, ...
Ukrainian:відповідати, призначати, ...
Hindi:मेल खाना, नक्शा बनाना, ...
Bengali:মিলে যাওয়া, নির্ধারণ করা, ...
Catalan:correspondre a, assignar, ...
Czech:odpovídat, zobrazovat na, ...
Danish:korrespondere med, tildele, ...
Dutch:overeenkomen met, toewijzen aan, ...
Greek:αντιστοιχώ σε, αντιστοιχίζω, ...
Hungarian:megfelelni, leképezni, ...
Khmer:ត្រូវគ្នានឹង, ផ្គូផ្គង, ...
Korean:대응하다, 대응시키다, ...
Persian:متناظر بودن با, تخصیص دادن به, ...
Polish:odpowiadać, przyporządkować do, ...
Portuguese (BR):mapear para, atribuir, ...
Romanian:a corespunde, a atribui la, ...
Swedish:mappa till, tilldela, ...
Thai:สอดคล้องกับ, กำหนด, ...
Turkish:eşleşmek, atamak, ...
Vietnamese:tương ứng với, gán, ...

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