Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

initial object

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.33 in modern English

Syllables: ini-tial ob-ject
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

"In the category of sets, the initial object is the empty set, since there exists a unique function, namely the empty function, from the empty set into any other given set."

Inflected Forms

initial objects (plural)

Antonyms

terminal object

Questions

What does initial object mean?: An object within a category which sends out arrows to all other objects in that category, and such that each of these arrows is unique.

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