Decategorification

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Noun
  1. 1
    The reverse process of categorification: The mapping of a category theoretic category to a set by using a systematic process in which isomorphic objects in a category are identified as equal.

    "For the n-levels systems approach we may associate categorification with increasing the level and decategorification with decreasing the level of complexity."

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"For the n-levels systems approach we may associate categorification with increasing the level and decategorification with decreasing the level of complexity."

Etymology

From de- + categorification.

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