Meanings
nounsmall category (plural small categories)
plural small categories
- category theoryA category such that all of its objects form a set and all of its morphisms form a set.
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
large category
Translations
Finnish pieni kategoria
- pieni kategoriain category theory
French petite catégorie
- petite catégoriein category theory
German kleine Kategorie
- kleine Kategoriein category theory
Italian categoria piccola
- categoria piccolain category theory
Portuguese categoria pequena
- categoria pequenain category theory
Cite this entry
APA
small category. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/small%20category
MLA
“small category.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/small%20category. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “small category,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/small%20category.
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