functor category

noun

A category whose objects are functors (from some fixed given domain category to some fixed given codomain category) and whose morphisms are natural transformations.

Meanings

nounfunctor category (plural functor categories)

plural functor categories

  1. category theoryA category whose objects are functors (from some fixed given domain category to some fixed given codomain category) and whose morphisms are natural transformations.

Translations

Finnish potenssikategoria, ylinuolien kategoria
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  • ylinuolien kategoriaTranslations
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