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A map is a function, as in the association of any of the four colored shapes in X to its color in Y. In mathematics, a map or mapping is a function in its general sense. [1] These terms may have originated as from the process of making a geographical map: mapping the Earth surface to a sheet of paper. [2]
In mathematics, the floor function is the function that takes as input a real number x, and gives as output the greatest integer less than or equal to x, denoted ⌊x⌋ or floor(x). Similarly, the ceiling function maps x to the least integer greater than or equal to x , denoted ⌈ x ⌉ or ceil( x ) .
In mathematics, a chaotic map is a map (an evolution function) that exhibits some sort of chaotic behavior. Maps may be parameterized by a discrete-time or a continuous-time parameter. Discrete maps usually take the form of iterated functions. Chaotic maps often occur in the study of dynamical systems.
In mathematics, more specifically in topology, an open map is a function between two topological spaces that maps open sets to open sets. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] That is, a function f : X → Y {\displaystyle f:X\to Y} is open if for any open set U {\displaystyle U} in X , {\displaystyle X,} the image f ( U ) {\displaystyle f(U)} is open in Y ...
A function may also be called a map or a mapping, but some authors make a distinction between the term "map" and "function". For example, the term "map" is often reserved for a "function" with some sort of special structure (e.g. maps of manifolds). In particular map may be used in place of homomorphism for the sake of succinctness (e.g ...
A set in the plane is a neighbourhood of a point if a small disc around is contained in . The small disc around is an open set .. In topology and related areas of mathematics, a neighbourhood (or neighborhood) is one of the basic concepts in a topological space.
In mathematics, and more specifically in linear algebra, a linear map (also called a linear mapping, linear transformation, vector space homomorphism, or in some contexts linear function) is a mapping between two vector spaces that preserves the operations of vector addition and scalar multiplication.
Define an operator T which takes the polynomial function x ↦ p(x) on [0,1] to the same function on [2,3]. As a consequence of the Stone–Weierstrass theorem, the graph of this operator is dense in , so this provides a sort of maximally discontinuous linear map (confer nowhere continuous function).