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terminal object

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

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noun

Meaning 1

An object within a category which receives arrows from all other objects in that category, and such that each of these arrows is unique.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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

Examples

  • In the category of sets, a terminal object is any singleton, since there exists a unique function, namely the constant function, from any given set into that singleton.
  • The terminal object is the limit over the empty diagram.

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Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: loppupiste — Translations
  • Finnish: päätepiste — Translations
  • German: Endobjekt — Translations
  • German: finales Objekt — Translations
  • German: terminales Objekt — Translations
  • Polish: obiekt końcowy — Translations
  • Russian: конечный объект (konečnyj obʺjekt) — Translations
  • Russian: терминальный объект (terminalʹnyj obʺjekt) — Translations