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slice category

slice category noun: a category whose objects are morphisms (of some given category) with a common codomain, and whose morphisms are commuting triangles where two morphisms of each of such triangles share the said common codomain.

Noun

slice category (plural slice categories)

  1. A category whose objects are morphisms (of some given category) with a common codomain, and whose morphisms are commuting triangles where two morphisms of each of such triangles share the said common codomain.
    Synonyms:
    overcategory

Synonyms of slice category

Antonyms

Forms of slice category

pluralslice categories

Questions about slice category

What does slice category mean?
Slice category means a category whose objects are morphisms (of some given category) with a common codomain, and whose morphisms are commuting triangles where two morphisms of each of such triangles share the said common codomain.
What part of speech is slice category?
Slice category is a noun.
What is the plural of slice category?
The plural of slice category is slice categories.

Words near slice category in the dictionary

  1. slice
  2. slice and dice
  3. slice bar
  4. slice bars
  5. slice categories
  6. slice category
  7. slice knot
  8. slice knots
  9. slice of life
  10. slice of the cake
  11. slice of the pie

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