categorify

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verb

To define a theorem in terms of category theory

Scrabble 19

Meanings

verbcategorify (third-person singular simple present categorifies, present participle categorifying, simple past and past participle categorified)

present singular third person categorifies · participle present categorifying · participle past categorified · past categorified

  1. transitivemathematicsTo define a theorem in terms of category theory

Origin

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APA

categorify. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/categorify

MLA

“categorify.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/categorify. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “categorify,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/categorify.

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