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identity functor

identity functor noun: a functor from a category to itself which maps each object of that category to itself and each morphism of that category to itself.

Noun

identity functor (plural identity functors)

  1. A functor from a category to itself which maps each object of that category to itself and each morphism of that category to itself.

Forms of identity functor

pluralidentity functors

Questions about identity functor

What does identity functor mean?
Identity functor means a functor from a category to itself which maps each object of that category to itself and each morphism of that category to itself.
What part of speech is identity functor?
Identity functor is a noun.
What is the plural of identity functor?
The plural of identity functor is identity functors.

Words near identity functor in the dictionary

  1. identity documents
  2. identity element
  3. identity elements
  4. identity function
  5. identity functions
  6. identity functor
  7. identity functors
  8. identity matrices
  9. identity matrix
  10. identity matrixes
  11. identity morphism

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