Talk:Mapping

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[edit] Category theory and mapping

I have to admit I'm not really sure here. I've see the term "mapping" used that way in some Category theory articles, but that's about it. So if anyone feels he or she has a better overview of the usage of the word, please be bold ... -- JanHidders

The article on categories uses the word "map" rather than "mapping", by the way. "Map" is synonymous with "1-1 function" in Patrick Suppes: Introduction to Axiomatic Set Theory (1960). The Swedish National Encyclopedia (written from scratch and published 1989 - 1996) says that (the Swedish equivalents of) the three words "mapping", "function" and "transformation" are synonymous. -OJarnef

Sure, but half of all mathematicians call a map a "mapping", so this page should refer those users to that page. I've changed it. Tilgrieog 06:25, 20 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Misplaced dicussion

Moved from the article, where it was inserted by anon user User:130.216.191.183[1]:

• In Mapping between a source domain and target domain many simple mappings are not possible like width*height=area where maping from area to width and height is not possible. Now what are the conditions for a possibility of mapping?

Jorge Stolfi 06:07, 18 Jun 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Semiotics/Psychology

I'd love to see an article on mapping in semiotics and psychology/psychoanalysis here, though I don't have the background. Anyone? MotherFunctor 20:29, 11 June 2007 (UTC)