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Adjunction

Meaning

Noun

●
The
of
;
or added.
●
In Law:
The
of
by one to that
by another.
●
In Category theory:
Given a
of
π’ž and π’Ÿ: an anti-parallel
of
F:π’žβ†’π’Ÿ and G:π’Ÿβ†’π’ž and a
Ξ·:
id_Cβ†’GF called β€œunit”
for any
Aβˆˆπ’ž, for any
Bβˆˆπ’Ÿ, and for any
f:A→GB, there is a
g:FA→B
Gg∘η_A=f. (Note: there is another
called β€œcounit” as well but its
may be
by
.) The
of
a
between the
of
which is
than that of an
of
.
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Origin

adjunction
English
arrow
adjunctio
Latin
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Etym
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