kernel pair

noun

A couple of morphisms which constitute the pullback of a given morphism along itself.

Meanings

nounkernel pair (plural kernel pairs)

plural kernel pairs

  1. category theoryA couple of morphisms which constitute the pullback of a given morphism along itself.
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