colimit

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noun

The dual of a limit; the cocone of a diagram through which any other cocone of that same diagram can factor uniquely.

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Meanings

nouncolimit (plural colimits)

plural colimits

  1. category theoryThe dual of a limit; the cocone of a diagram through which any other cocone of that same diagram can factor uniquely.
verbcolimit (third-person singular simple present colimits, present participle colimiting, simple past and past participle colimited)

present singular third person colimits · participle present colimiting · participle past colimited · past colimited

  1. transitiveTo limit along with another material.

Origin

From co- + limit.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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