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horizontal categorification

horizontal categorification noun: the process by which an algebraic structure is first categorified, realising it as a one-object category with certain properties, and then categories with those properties (and any number of objects) are studied; also, the result of this process.

Noun

horizontal categorification (plural horizontal categorifications)

  1. The process by which an algebraic structure is first categorified, realising it as a one-object category with certain properties, and then categories with those properties (and any number of objects) are studied; also, the result of this process.
    • The horizontal categorification of a group is a groupoid.
    Synonyms:
    oidification

Synonyms of horizontal categorification

  • oidification

Forms of horizontal categorification

pluralhorizontal categorifications

Questions about horizontal categorification

What does horizontal categorification mean?
Horizontal categorification means the process by which an algebraic structure is first categorified, realising it as a one-object category with certain properties, and then categories with those properties (and any number of objects) are studied; also, the result of this process.
What part of speech is horizontal categorification?
Horizontal categorification is a noun.
What is the plural of horizontal categorification?
The plural of horizontal categorification is horizontal categorifications.

Words near horizontal categorification in the dictionary

  1. horizonlessness
  2. horizons
  3. horizontal
  4. horizontal bar
  5. horizontal bars
  6. horizontal categorification
  7. horizontal dancing
  8. horizontal divestiture
  9. horizontal divestitures
  10. horizontal escalation
  11. horizontal extension

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