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horizontal categorification

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

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noun

Meaning 1

The process by which an algebraic structure is first categorified, realising it as a one-object category with certain properties, and then categories with those properties (and any number of objects) are studied; also, the result of this process.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: category-theory, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Examples

  • The horizontal categorification of a group is a groupoid.

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Synonyms: oidification

Antonyms: none provided

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