overcategory

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noun

Any functor into a specified base category.

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Meanings

nounovercategory (plural overcategories)

plural overcategories

  1. category theoryAny functor into a specified base category.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
slice category

Origin

From over- + category.

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APA

overcategory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overcategory

MLA

“overcategory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overcategory. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overcategory,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overcategory.

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