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Adjoint functors

In mathematics, specifically category theory, adjunction is a relationship that two functors may exhibit, intuitively corresponding to a weak form of equivalence between two related categories. Two functors that stand in this relationship are known as adjoint functors, one being the left adjoint and the other the right adjoint. Pairs of adjoint functors…

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Adjoint functors

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Avg. degree1.99
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Adjoint functors

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related to history · 7
Adjoint functors → Daniel Kan, FX, GY, Hom, Like, The, Those
related to Introduction and motivation · 5
Adjoint functors → Categories, Consequently, Saunders Mac Lane, Such, Working Mathematician Common
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Adjoint functors → The, There, They
related to Universal constructions · 3
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adjoint functor displaystyle left functors category right adjunction categories morphisms morphism mathcal natural every set two unit ring given one

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Hominstance ofsystematic presentations of the subject would have noticed relations0.80text
Adjoint functorsrelated to Formal definitionsThere0.60section
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Adjoint functorsrelated to historyDaniel Kan0.60section
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Adjoint functorsrelated to historyFX0.60section
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Adjoint functorsrelated to Introduction and motivationSaunders Mac Lane0.60section

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