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categorify

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cat-e-gori-fy
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To define a theorem in terms of category theory

Transitive verb

Etymology

From category + -fy.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

categorifies (present, singular) categorifying (participle, present) categorified (participle, past) categorified (past)

Derived Forms

decategorified

Questions

What does categorify mean?
To define a theorem in terms of category theory
Where does categorify come from?
From category + -fy.

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