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English
Etymology 1
From map + -let.
Noun
maplet (plural maplets)
- (entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Chersonesia, having map-like marking on the wings.
- (mathematics) A pair which is a member of a mapping.
Etymology 2
Blend of Maple + applet
Noun
maplet (plural maplets)
- (computing, mathematics) An applet written in the computer algebra system Maple.
2009 January, Notices of the American Mathematical Society, volume 56, number 1:Michael J. Caulfield, Gannon University (1046-O1-346) 10:40AM - (1105) A maplet for encoding, decoding, and correcting errors in Golay codes.
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