contravariant functors

A form of contravariant functor — A functor which maps a morphism f:X → Y to a morphism F(f):F(Y) → F(X), such that if h=g∘f, then F(h)=F(f)∘F(g).

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noun
  1. pluralplural of contravariant functor
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