Meanings
nounprofunctor (plural profunctors)
plural profunctors
- mathematicsA generalization of a relation in category theory
Origin
From pro- + functor. Pro- is in the sense of projective.
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profunctor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/profunctor
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