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functor

The correct spelling is functor.

How to pronounce functor

noun

IPA: /ˈfʌŋktə/

Say it like: Fun-cto-r

The correct spelling is functor. (grammar) A function word. For example: "In the category of categories, \mathbb{CAT}, the objects are categories and the morphisms are functors."

Usage Examples

In the category of categories, \mathbb{CAT}, the objects are categories and the morphisms are functors.

Definition

noun

  1. 1.(grammar) A function word.
  2. 2.A function object.
  3. 3.A 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.

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