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identity functors

identity functors is the plural of identity functor.

Meaning of identity functor

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.

Questions about identity functors

What is identity functors the plural of?
Identity functors is the plural of identity functor.

Words near identity functors in the dictionary

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

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