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category theory

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A branch of mathematics which deals with spaces and maps between them in abstraction, taking similar theorems from various disparate more concrete branches of mathematics and unifying them.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: mathematics, sciences

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  • Holonyms: math, maths, mathematics

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: theory, math, maths, mathematics

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Across languages

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17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: теория на категориите (teorija na kategoriite) — branch of mathematics
  • Chinese Mandarin: 範疇論 /范畴论 (fànchóulùn) — branch of mathematics
  • Czech: teorie kategorií — branch of mathematics
  • Finnish: kategoriateoria — branch of mathematics
  • French: théorie des catégories — branch of mathematics
  • German: Kategorientheorie — branch of mathematics
  • Icelandic: ríkjafræði — branch of mathematics
  • Japanese: 圏論 (kenron) — branch of mathematics
  • Korean: 범주론 (beomjuron) — branch of mathematics
  • Malay: teori kategori — branch of mathematics
  • Polish: teoria kategorii — branch of mathematics
  • Romanian: teoria categoriei — branch of mathematics
  • Russian: теория категорий (teorija kategorij) — branch of mathematics
  • Spanish: teoría de categorías — branch of mathematics
  • Swedish: kategoriteori — branch of mathematics
  • Turkish: kategori teorisi — branch of mathematics
  • Turkish: ulam kuramı — branch of mathematics