coproduct
coproduct noun: any of multiple products that are produced at the same time, or by the same process.
Noun
coproduct (plural coproducts)
- Any of multiple products that are produced at the same time, or by the same process
- The colimit of two (or more) objects, without regard to any morphisms between them.
- The coproduct is a structure constructed from several similar structures, equipped with appropriate inclusion maps, which generalises the disjoint union of sets, of topological spaces and the free product of groups.
Forms of coproduct
| plural | coproducts |
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Origin of coproduct
From co- + product.
Questions about coproduct
- What does coproduct mean?
- Coproduct means any of multiple products that are produced at the same time, or by the same process.
- What part of speech is coproduct?
- Coproduct is a noun.
- What is the plural of coproduct?
- The plural of coproduct is coproducts.
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