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Groupoid

In mathematics, especially in category theory and homotopy theory, a groupoid (less often Brandt groupoid or virtual group) generalises the notion of group in several equivalent ways. A groupoid can be seen as a:

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Groupoid

Nodes128
Edges127
Triples177
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.015625
Components1

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Groupoid

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related to References · 94
Groupoid → Alan, Algebra, Also, Amer, AMS, AMS Bookstore, Applications, BF01209171, BFb0066890, Booksurge, Borceux, Brandt, Bull, Cambridge Univ, Cannas, Categories, Category, Contemp, CS1, Dicks
related to Comparing the definitions · 8
Groupoid → Conversely, Denote, Explicit, Given, Let, The, Then, We
related to Groupoids with geometric structures · 8
Groupoid → For, Groupoids, Lie, Poisson, Riemannian, Similarly, These, When
related to Fundamental groupoid · 7
Groupoid → Accordingly, Given, Moreover, Pi, The, This, Two
related to Category of groupoids · 5
Groupoid → Cartesian, GPD, Grpd, The, Thus
related to Relation to groups · 5
Groupoid → By, Every, If, Many, Using
is a · 4
Groupoid → category in which every morphism has an inverse.If, groupoid introduced by John Horton Conway acting on 13 points such that the elements fixing a point form a copy of the Mathieu group M12, small category in which every morphism is an isomorphism, small category with o b
related to Algebraic · 4
Groupoid → For, Here, Precisely, The
related to Group action · 4
Groupoid → Composition, For, If, The
related to Mathieu groupoid · 4
Groupoid → John Horton Conway, M12, Mathieu, The Mathieu

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Groupoidis asmall category in which every morphism is an isomorphism0.90text
Groupoidis acategory in which every morphism has an inverse.If0.90text
Groupoidis asmall category with o b0.90text
Groupoidis agroupoid introduced by John Horton Conway acting on 13 points such that the elements fixing a point form a copy of the Mathieu group M120.90text
manifoldsinstance ofGroupoids are often used to reason about geometrical objects0.80text
the Rubik's Cube can be modeled using group theoryinstance ofthen this construction can be used to form a presheaf of groupoids.PuzzlesWhile puzzles0.80text
the Rubik's Cube can be modeled using group theoryinstance ofPuzzlesWhile puzzles0.80text
Groupoidrelated to AlgebraicPrecisely0.60section
Groupoidrelated to AlgebraicHere0.60section
Groupoidrelated to AlgebraicThe0.60section
Groupoidrelated to AlgebraicFor0.60section
Groupoidrelated to Category of groupoidsThe0.60section

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