1
: the act or process of making a map
2
: function sense 5a
a one-to-one continuous mapping
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Your PowerPoint powers, your process mapping, your project management.
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Jodie Cook, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Though the structure’s inner fortress has been well-documented for several years, new mapping made possible thanks to a simple hobbyist drone helped redraw the Bronze Age monument’s boundaries.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2025
Based on this mapping, the team predicts a shift in volcanic activity: If a rhyolitic eruption does occur at Yellowstone in the future, its center would most likely be in the northeast region of the park.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
Over four days, researchers discussed everything from advances in electrochemical sample testing to broad geological mapping.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 31 Dec. 2024
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Jodie Cook, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Though the structure’s inner fortress has been well-documented for several years, new mapping made possible thanks to a simple hobbyist drone helped redraw the Bronze Age monument’s boundaries.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2025
Based on this mapping, the team predicts a shift in volcanic activity: If a rhyolitic eruption does occur at Yellowstone in the future, its center would most likely be in the northeast region of the park.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
Over four days, researchers discussed everything from advances in electrochemical sample testing to broad geological mapping.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Mapping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mapping. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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