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In mathematics, the term '''mapping''', usually shortened to '''map''', refers to either a [[Function (mathematics)|function]], often with some sort of special [[Mathematical structure|structure]], or a [[morphism]] in [[category theory]], which generalizes the idea of a function. 

There are also a few, less common uses in [[logic]] and [[graph theory]].

== See also ==

* [[Bijection, injection and surjection]]
* [[Category theory]]
* [[Correspondence (mathematics)]]
* [[Homeomorphism]]
* [[Homomorphism]]
* [[List of chaotic maps]]
* [[Mapping class group]]
* [[Mathematical structure]]
* [[Morphism]]
* [[Projection (mathematics)]]
* [[Topology]]

== External links ==

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Map_(mathematics) Map (mathematics)] @ Wikipedia.org 


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[[Category:Logic]]
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