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comorphism

comorphism noun: a mapping associated with a morphism that, when applied to every member of the morphism, results in the same value as the morphism applied to the image of every member.

Noun

comorphism (plural comorphisms)

  1. A mapping associated with a morphism that, when applied to every member of the morphism, results in the same value as the morphism applied to the image of every member.
    • Concepts of comorphism may be defined for arbitrary modules and for arbitrary vector bundles[…]2005, Kirill MacKenzie, London Mathematical Society, General Theory of Lie Groupoids and Lie Algebroids, page 177

Forms of comorphism

pluralcomorphisms

Origin of comorphism

From co- + morphism.

Questions about comorphism

What does comorphism mean?
Comorphism means a mapping associated with a morphism that, when applied to every member of the morphism, results in the same value as the morphism applied to the image of every member.
What part of speech is comorphism?
Comorphism is a noun.
What is the plural of comorphism?
The plural of comorphism is comorphisms.

Words near comorphism in the dictionary

  1. Comorians
  2. Comorn
  3. Comoro Islands
  4. Comoros
  5. comorphic
  6. comorphism
  7. comorphisms
  8. comortgagee
  9. comortgagees
  10. COMOs
  11. comose

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