adjoint functor
adjoint functor · adjoint functors
One of a pair of functors such that the domain and codomain of one of them are…One of a pair of functors such that the domain and codomain of one of them are identical to the codomain and domain of the other one, respectively, and such that there is a pair of natural transformations which turns the pair of functors into an adjunction.
Meaning
1 sensesOne of a pair of functors such that the domain and codomain of one of them are identical to the codomain and domain of the other one, respectively, and such that there is a pair of natural transformations which turns the pair of functors into an adjunction.
Origin
See Galois connection.See Galois connection.
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Forms
plural: adjoint functors| Singular | adjoint functor |
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regular