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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   In an adjunction, a natural transformation from the composition of the left adjoint functor with the right adjoint functor to the identity functor of the domain of the right adjoint functor.

Etymology

From co- + unit.

Related phrases

adjoint functoridentity functornatural transformation

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