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Mapping vs Intertwiner - What's the difference?

mapping | intertwiner |

In mathematics|lang=en terms the difference between mapping and intertwiner

is that mapping is (mathematics) a function that maps every element of a given set to a unique element of another set; a correspondence while intertwiner is (mathematics) a mapping between two equivariant maps.

As nouns the difference between mapping and intertwiner

is that mapping is the process of making maps while intertwiner is (mathematics) a mapping between two equivariant maps.

As a verb mapping

is .

mapping

English

(wikipedia mapping)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The process of making maps.
  • (mathematics) A function that maps every element of a given set to a unique element of another set; a correspondence.
  • (biology) The process of locating genes on a chromosome.
  • (computing) Assigning a PC to a shared drive or printer port on a network.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • intertwiner

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mathematics) A mapping between two equivariant maps

    • See also

    * on Wikipedia