Map and Pattern

noun

• A diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it. )
• Mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function. ()
  • synonyms: function, mathematical function, single-valued function, mapping

verb

• Make a map of; show or establish the features of details of.
  • usage: "map the surface of Venus"
• Explore or survey for the purpose of making a map.
  • usage: "We haven't even begun to map the many galaxies that we know exist"
• Locate within a specific region of a chromosome in relation to known DNA or gene sequences.
  • usage: "map the genes"
• Plan, delineate, or arrange in detail.
  • usage: "map one's future"
  • synonyms: map out
• Depict as if on a map.
  • usage: "sorrow was mapped on the mother's face"
• To establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets. ).
  • synonyms: represent

• (v.t.) To represent by a map; -- often with out; as, to survey and map or map out, a county. Hence, figuratively: To represent or indicate systematically and clearly; to sketch; to plan; as, to map or map out, a journey; to map out business.
• (n.) Anything which represents graphically a succession of events, states or acts; as, an historical map.
• (n.) A representation of the surface of the earth or of some portion of it, showing the relative position of the parts represented; -- usually on a flat surface. Also, such a representation of the celestial sphere or of some part of it.

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(DoD, NATO) A graphic representation, usually on a plane surface and at an established scale, of natural or artificial features on the surface of a part or the whole of the Earth or other planetary body. The features are positioned relative to a coordinate reference system. See also chart index; chart series; chart sheet; large-scale map; map chart; map index; map series; map sheet; medium-scale map; situation map; small-scale map; tactical map; topographic map.

noun

• A perceptual structure.
  • usage: "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them"
  • synonyms: form, shape
• A customary way of operation or behavior.
  • usage: "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern"
  • synonyms: practice
• A decorative or artistic work.
  • usage: "the coach had a design on the doors"
  • synonyms: design, figure
• Something regarded as a normative example.
  • usage: "the convention of not naming the main character"; "violence is the rule not the exception"; "his formula for impressing visitors"
  • synonyms: convention, normal, rule, formula
• A model considered worthy of imitation.
  • usage: "the American constitution has provided a pattern for many republics"
• Something intended as a guide for making something else.
  • usage: "a blueprint for a house"; "a pattern for a skirt"
  • synonyms: blueprint, design
• The path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport.
  • usage: "the traffic patterns around O'Hare are very crowded"; "they stayed in the pattern until the fog lifted"
  • synonyms: traffic pattern, approach pattern
• Graphical representation (in polar or Cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angle.
  • synonyms: radiation pattern, radiation diagram

verb

• Plan or create according to a model or models.
  • synonyms: model
• Form a pattern.
  • usage: "These sentences pattern like the ones we studied before"

• (n.) A diagram showing the distribution of the pellets of a shotgun on a vertical target perpendicular to the plane of fire.
• (n.) Figure or style of decoration; design; as, wall paper of a beautiful pattern.
• (n.) Anything cut or formed to serve as a guide to cutting or forming objects; as, a dressmaker's pattern.
• (v.t.) To serve as an example for; also, to parallel.
• (n.) Stuff sufficient for a garment; as, a dress pattern.
• (n.) A full-sized model around which a mold of sand is made, to receive the melted metal. It is usually made of wood and in several parts, so as to be removed from the mold without injuring it.
• (n.) A part showing the figure or quality of the whole; a specimen; a sample; an example; an instance.
• (v.t.) To make or design (anything) by, from or after, something that serves as a pattern; to copy; to model; to imitate.
• (n.) Anything proposed for imitation; an archetype; an exemplar; that which is to be or is worthy to be, copied or imitated; as, a pattern of a machine.
• (n.) Something made after a model; a copy.

Pattern is a technical chart formation used to make market predictions by following the price movements of securities.