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functor category

functor category noun: a category whose objects are functors (from some fixed given domain category to some fixed given codomain category) and whose morphisms are natural transformations.

Noun

functor category (plural functor categories)

  1. A category whose objects are functors (from some fixed given domain category to some fixed given codomain category) and whose morphisms are natural transformations.

Forms of functor category

pluralfunctor categories

Questions about functor category

What does functor category mean?
Functor category means a category whose objects are functors (from some fixed given domain category to some fixed given codomain category) and whose morphisms are natural transformations.
What part of speech is functor category?
Functor category is a noun.
What is the plural of functor category?
The plural of functor category is functor categories.

Words near functor category in the dictionary

  1. functoids
  2. functome
  3. functomes
  4. functor
  5. functor categories
  6. functor category
  7. functorial
  8. functorialities
  9. functoriality
  10. functorially
  11. functors

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