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Functor

Noun

Definitions

1.NounA 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 (either covariantly or contravariantly), in such a way as to preserve morphism composition and identities.
"In the category of categories C a t {\displaystyle \mathbf {Cat} } the objects are categories and the morphisms are functors."
4.NounA structure allowing a function to apply within a generic type, in a way that is conceptually similar to a functor in category theory.
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