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factors through

factors through is the third-person singular simple present indicative of factor through.

Meaning of factor through

Verb

factor through (third-person singular simple present factors through, present participle factoring through, simple past and past participle factored through)

  1. Said of a morphism: to be equal to a composition of two morphisms, one of which is the given morphism (that is being said to be "factored through").
    • LEMMA 16.3 An arrow f#58;A#92;rightarrowB is epic iff 1#95;B is the smallest sub-object of B that f factors through.1995, Colin McLarty, Elementary Categories, Elementary Toposes, page 142

Questions about factors through

What is factors through the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Factors through is the third-person singular simple present indicative of factor through.

Words near factors through in the dictionary

  1. factorless
  2. factors
  3. factors in
  4. factors of production
  5. factors out
  6. factors through
  7. factorship
  8. factorships
  9. factory
  10. factory class
  11. factory classes

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