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Functor

noun
/ˈfʌŋktə/
Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.noun(grammar) A function word.
2.nounA function object.
3.nounA category homomorphism; a morphism from a source category to a target category which maps objects to objects and arrows to arrows, in such a way as to preserve domains and codomains (of the arrows) as well as composition and identities.
"In the category of categories, \mathbb{CAT}, the objects are categories and the morphisms are functors."

Synonyms

contravariantforgetfulfunctfuncfunsterformantfuntivityfungefoobarfnordphunfactour

Rhymes With

sphincter
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