what does .map do code example

Example 1: array map javascript

const array1 = [1, 4, 9, 16];

// pass a function to map
const map1 = array1.map(x => x * 2);

console.log(map1);
// expected output: Array [2, 8, 18, 32]

Example 2: array map

let numbers = [1, 4, 9]
let roots = numbers.map(function(num) {
    return Math.sqrt(num)
})
// roots is now     [1, 2, 3]
// numbers is still [1, 4, 9]