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identity morphism

identity morphism noun: a unique morphism corresponding to each object of a category, which has its domain equal to its codomain, and which composed with any morphism (with which it is composable) gives that same morphism.

Noun

identity morphism (plural identity morphisms)

  1. A unique morphism corresponding to each object of a category, which has its domain equal to its codomain, and which composed with any morphism (with which it is composable) gives that same morphism.

Forms of identity morphism

pluralidentity morphisms

Questions about identity morphism

What does identity morphism mean?
Identity morphism means a unique morphism corresponding to each object of a category, which has its domain equal to its codomain, and which composed with any morphism (with which it is composable) gives that same morphism.
What part of speech is identity morphism?
Identity morphism is a noun.
What is the plural of identity morphism?
The plural of identity morphism is identity morphisms.

Words near identity morphism in the dictionary

  1. identity functor
  2. identity functors
  3. identity matrices
  4. identity matrix
  5. identity matrixes
  6. identity morphism
  7. identity morphisms
  8. identity of indiscernibles
  9. identity parade
  10. identity parades
  11. identity police

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