Assertion: function | /r/Synonym | map
Facets:
value: often
type: TEMPORAL
value: explicitly
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: A function is often also called a map or a mapping, but some authors make a distinction between the term "map" and "function".
text: A function is often also called a map or a mapping, but some authors make a distinction between the term "map" and "function".
text: The formal definition of a function states that a function is actually a mapping that associates the elements of one set called the domain of the function, A {\displaystyle A} , with the elements of another set called the range of the function, B {\displaystyle B} .
text: The slightly different "maps to" notation is sometimes also used when the function is explicitly considered as a "map.
text: Functions are also called maps or mappings, though some authors make some distinction between "maps" and "functions" (see section #Map).
text: Functions are also called maps or mappings, though some authors make some distinction between "maps" and "functions" (see section #Map).