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contravariant functor

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables
con-travari-ant -func-tor
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A functor which maps a morphism f:X → Y to a morphism F(f):F(Y) → F(X), such that if h=g∘f, then F(h)=F(f)∘F(g).

Example Sentences

  • "A contravariant functor F#58;#92;mathcal#123;C#125;#92;rightarrow#92;mathcal#123;D#125; is the same as a covariant functor F#58;#92;mathcal#123;C#125;#123;op#125;#92;rightarrow#92;mathcal#123;D#125;."

Inflected Forms

contravariant functors (plural)

Questions

What does contravariant functor mean?
A functor which maps a morphism f:X → Y to a morphism F(f):F(Y) → F(X), such that if h=g∘f, then F(h)=F(f)∘F(g).

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