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Mapping vs Matching - What's the difference?

mapping | matching |

As nouns the difference between mapping and matching

is that mapping is the process of making maps while matching is a set of independent edges in a given graph, i.e. a set of edges which do not intersect: so-called because pairs of vertices are "matched" to each other one-to-one.

As verbs the difference between mapping and matching

is that mapping is present participle of lang=en while matching is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective matching is

the same as another; sharing the same design.

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)

    • matching

    English

    Adjective

  • The same as another; sharing the same design.
    • ''A matching set of furniture

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (graph theory) A set of independent edges in a given graph, i.e. a set of edges which do not intersect: so-called because pairs of vertices are "matched" to each other one-to-one.

    • Related terms

    * matching number * matching theorem * maximum matching * perfect matching