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forgetful functors

forgetful functors is the plural of forgetful functor.

Meaning of forgetful functor

Noun

forgetful functor (plural forgetful functors)

  1. A functor that forgets or drops some or all of its input's structure or properties before mapping to the output.
    Synonyms:
    stripping functor, underlying functor

Questions about forgetful functors

What is forgetful functors the plural of?
Forgetful functors is the plural of forgetful functor.

Words near forgetful functors in the dictionary

  1. forget-me-not
  2. forget-me-nots
  3. forgetable
  4. forgetful
  5. forgetful functor
  6. forgetful functors
  7. forgetfull
  8. forgetfully
  9. forgetfulness
  10. forgetfulnesses
  11. forgeth

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