v. to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)

v. bring forward and present to the mind; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason"

v. serve as a means of expressing something; "The flower represents a young girl"

v. create an image or likeness of; "The painter represented his wife as a young girl"

v. create an image or likeness of; "The painter represented his wife as a young girl"

v. perform (a play), especially on a stage; "we are going to stage `Othello'"

v. be a delegate or spokesperson for; represent somebody's interest or be a proxy or substitute for, as of politicians and office holders representing their constituents, or of a tenant representing other tenants in a housing dispute; "I represent the silent majority"

v. be representative or typical for; "This period is represented by Beethoven"

v. be the defense counsel for someone in a trial; "Ms. Smith will represent the defendant"

v. form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army"

v. take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to; "Because of the sound changes in the course of history, an 'h' in Greek stands for an 's' in Latin"

v. take the place of

v. be characteristic of; "This compositional style is exemplified by this fugue"