Meanings
nouncoproduct (plural coproducts)
plural coproducts
- Any of multiple products that are produced at the same time, or by the same process
- mathematicsThe colimit of two (or more) objects, without regard to any morphisms between them.
The coproduct is a structure constructed from several similar structures, equipped with appropriate inclusion maps, which generalises the disjoint union of sets, of topological spaces and the free product of groups.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincon-
- Latinco-
- Englishco-
- Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
- Proto-Indo-European*pér
- Proto-Indo-European*pró
- Proto-Indo-European*pro-
- Proto-Italic*pro-
- Latinprō-
- Proto-Indo-European*dewk-
- Proto-Indo-European*déwkti
- Proto-Italic*doukō
- Latindūcō
- Latinprōdūcō
- Latinprōductus
- Middle Englishproduct
- Englishproduct
- Englishcoproduct
Translations
German Koprodukt
- Koproduktmathematical structure
Russian копроизведение
- копроизведение (koproizvedenije)mathematical structure
Cite this entry
APA
coproduct. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coproduct
MLA
“coproduct.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coproduct. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coproduct,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coproduct.
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