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# map(_:)

Returns a `LazyMapSequence` over this `Sequence`.  The elements of
the result are computed lazily, each time they are read, by
calling `transform` function on a base element.

```
func map<U>(_ transform: @escaping (Self.Element) -> U) -> LazyMapSequence<Self.Elements, U>
```

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