bicategory

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noun

A particular construct in category theory, used to extend the notion of category to handle the cases where the composition of morphisms is not (strictly) associative, but only associative up to an isomorphism.

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Meanings

nounbicategory (plural bicategories)

plural bicategories

  1. mathematicsA particular construct in category theory, used to extend the notion of category to handle the cases where the composition of morphisms is not (strictly) associative, but only associative up to an isomorphism.

Origin

From bi- + category.

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APA

bicategory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bicategory

MLA

“bicategory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bicategory. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bicategory,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bicategory.

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