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categorical dual

categorical dual noun: for a given category C, its dual category Cᵒᵖ is obtained by reversing the direction of each one of the arrows of C.

Noun

categorical dual (plural categorical duals)

  1. For a given category C, its dual category Cᵒᵖ is obtained by reversing the direction of each one of the arrows of C.

Forms of categorical dual

pluralcategorical duals

Questions about categorical dual

What does categorical dual mean?
Categorical dual means for a given category C, its dual category Cᵒᵖ is obtained by reversing the direction of each one of the arrows of C.
What part of speech is categorical dual?
Categorical dual is a noun.
What is the plural of categorical dual?
The plural of categorical dual is categorical duals.

Words near categorical dual in the dictionary

  1. categorial grammar
  2. categorial grammars
  3. categorially
  4. categoric
  5. categorical
  6. categorical dual
  7. categorical duals
  8. categorical imperative
  9. categorical imperatives
  10. categorical product
  11. categorical products

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