What does "coproduct" mean?

Any of multiple products that are produced at the same time, or by the same process

What is a synonym for "coproduct"?

Common synonyms include: disjoint union, disjoint union.

Coproduct

noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
Any of multiple products that are produced at the same time, or by the same process
2
The colimit of two (or more) objects, without regard to any morphisms between them.
"The coproduct is a structure constructed from several similar structures, equipped with appropriate inclusion maps, which generalises the disjoint union of sets, of topological spaces and the free product of groups."

Synonyms

All synonyms

disjoint union disjoint union

Example

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"The coproduct is a structure constructed from several similar structures, equipped with appropriate inclusion maps, which generalises the disjoint union of sets, of topological spaces and the free product of groups."

Etymology

From co- + product.

Related phrases

categorical product

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