Yoneda embedding

noun

An embedding of a category π’ž within the category of functors from π’ž to the category of sets. Such an embedding is effected by a Yoneda functor.

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Meanings

nounYoneda embedding (plural Yoneda embeddings)

plural Yoneda embeddings

  1. category theoryAn embedding of a category π’ž within the category of functors from π’ž to the category of sets. Such an embedding is effected by a Yoneda functor.

Origin

Named after the Japanese mathematician Nobuo Yoneda (1930–1996).

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