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Surveyed vs Mapped - What's the difference?

surveyed | mapped |

As verbs the difference between surveyed and mapped

is that surveyed is past tense of survey while mapped is past tense of map.

surveyed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (survey)

    • survey

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia survey) (en noun)
  • The act of surveying; a general view, as from above.
  • * (and other bibliographic particulars) (John Denham)
    • Under his proud survey the city lies.
  • A particular view; an examination, especially an official examination, of a particular group of items, in order to ascertain the condition, quantity, or quality.
    • A survey''' of the stores of a ship; a '''survey''' of roads and bridges; a '''survey of buildings.
  • An examination of the opinions of a group of people.
    • The local council conducted a survey of its residents to help it decide whether to go ahead with the roadside waste collection service.
  • A questionnaire or similar instrument used for examining the opinions of a group the people.
    • I just filled out that survey on roadside waste pick-up.
  • The operation of finding the contour, dimensions, position, or other particulars of any part of the earth's surface.
  • A measured plan and description of any portion of country.
    • The owners of the adjoining plots had conflicting surveys .

    Synonyms

    * (act of surveying) prospect, surveil * (particular view) review

    Derived terms

    * trigonometric survey

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To inspect, or take a view of; to view with attention, as from a high place; to overlook; as, to stand on a hill, and survey the surrounding country.
  • * (and other bibliographic particulars) (John Milton)
    • Round he surveys and well might, where he stood, So high above.
  • To view with a scrutinizing eye; to examine.
  • * (and other bibliographic particulars) (John Dryden)
    • With such altered looks, . . . All pale and speechless, he surveyed me round.
  • To examine with reference to condition, situation, value, etc.; to examine and ascertain the state of; as, to survey a building in order to determine its value and exposure to loss by fire.
  • To determine the form, extent, position, etc., of, as a tract of land, a coast, harbor, or the like, by means of linear and angular measurements, and the application of the principles of geometry and trigonometry; as, to survey land or a coast.
  • To examine and ascertain, as the boundaries and royalties of a manor, the tenure of the tenants, and the rent and value of the same.

    • Derived terms

    * surveying * surveyal * surveyance * surveyee * surveyor

    mapped

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (map)

    • map

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A visual representation of an area, whether real or imaginary.
  • * {{quote-magazine, year=2012, month=March–April
    • , author= , title=Pixels or Perish , volume=100, issue=2, page=106 , magazine= citation , passage=Drawings and pictures are more than mere ornaments in scientific discourse. Blackboard sketches, geological maps , diagrams of molecular structure, astronomical photographs, MRI images, the many varieties of statistical charts and graphs: These pictorial devices are indispensable tools for presenting evidence, for explaining a theory, for telling a story.}}
  • (mathematics)   A function.
    • The discrete topology is always continuous, therefore functions with discrete domains are always maps.
  • (topology)   A continuous function.
  • A diagram of components of an item.
  • * {{quote-magazine, year=2012, month=March-April
    • , author= , title=Well-connected Brains , volume=100, issue=2, page=171 , magazine=(American Scientist) citation , passage=Creating a complete map of the human connectome would therefore be a monumental milestone but not the end of the journey to understanding how our brains work.}}
  • The butterfly .
  • (UK, old-fashioned)   Someone's face.
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year=1960 , author= , title=(Jeeves in the Offing) , section=chapter X , passage=And as the eye rested on him, he too filled me with pity and terror, for his map was flushed and his manner distraught. He looked like Jack Dempsey at the conclusion of his first conference with Gene Tunney, the occasion, if you remember, when he forgot to duck.}}
  • (board games, computer games)   A predefined and confined imaginary area where a game session takes place.
    • "I don't want to play this map again!"

    Synonyms

    * plan * chart * (mathematics) mapping, function.

    Derived terms

    * argument map * concept map * * mapmaker * mapmaking * mind map * overworld map * texture map * thematic map * topic map

    Related terms

    * atlas * cartographer * cartography

    Verb

    (mapp)
  • To create a visual representation of a territory, etc. via cartography.
  • To inform someone of a particular idea.
  • (mathematics) To act as a function on.
    • f'' maps''' ''A'' to ''B'', ' mapping a\in A to b\in B.
  • (topology) To act as a continuous function on.
    • The discrete topology is always continuous, therefore functions with discrete domains are always mappings.

    Derived terms

    * map out

    Anagrams

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