Sketch vs. Map

Sketch vs. Map — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Sketch and Map

Sketchverb

(ambitransitive) To make a brief, basic drawing.

I usually sketch with a pen rather than a pencil.

Mapnoun

A visual representation of an area, whether real or imaginary.

Sketchverb

(transitive) To describe briefly and with very few details.

He sketched the accident, sticking to the facts as they had happened.

Mapnoun

A graphical representation of the relationships between objects, components or themes.

Sketchnoun

A rapidly executed freehand drawing that is not intended as a finished work, often consisting of a multitude of overlapping lines.

Mapnoun

(mathematics) A function.

Let f be a map from \mathbb{R} to \mathbb{R}
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Sketchnoun

A rough design, plan, or draft, as a rough draft of a book.

Mapnoun

The butterfly Araschnia levana.

Sketchnoun

A brief description of a person or account of an incident; a general presentation or outline.

Mapnoun

The face.

Sketchnoun

A brief, light, or unfinished dramatic, musical, or literary work or idea; especially a short, often humorous or satirical scene or play, frequently as part of a revue or variety show, a skit

Mapnoun

A predefined and confined imaginary area where a game session takes place.

I don't want to play this map again!
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Sketchnoun

a brief musical composition or theme, especially for the piano

Mapverb

To create a visual representation of a territory, etc. via cartography.

Sketchnoun

a brief, light, or informal literary composition, such as an essay or short story.

Mapverb

To inform someone of a particular idea.

Sketchnoun

(informal) An amusing person.

Mapverb

To act as a function on something, taking it to something else.

f maps A to B, mapping every a\in A to f(a)\in B.

Sketchnoun

A lookout; vigilant watch for something.

to keep sketch

Mapnoun

a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)

Sketchnoun

(UK) A humorous newspaper article summarizing political events, making heavy use of metaphor, paraphrase and caricature.

Mapnoun

a function such that for every element of one set there is a unique element of another set

Sketchnoun

(math) A category together with a set of limit cones and a set of colimit cones.

Mapverb

make a map of; show or establish the features of details of;

map the surface of Venus

Sketchadjective

Sketchy, shady, questionable.

Mapverb

explore or survey for the purpose of making a map;

We haven't even begun to map the many galaxies that we know exist

Sketchnoun

preliminary drawing for later elaboration;

he made several studies before starting to paint

Mapverb

locate within a specific region of a chromosome in relation to known DNA or gene sequences;

map the genes

Sketchnoun

a brief literary description

Mapverb

plan, delineate, or arrange in detail;

map one's future

Sketchnoun

short descriptive summary (of events)

Mapverb

depict as if on a map;

sorrow was mapped on the mother's face

Sketchnoun

a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine

Mapverb

to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)

Sketchverb

make a sketch of;

sketch the building

Sketchverb

describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of;

sketch the outline of the bookoutline his ideas