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Meaning of initial object | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

Equivalents

Deutsch Anfangsobjekt initiales Objekt

Русский начальный объект

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

initial point initial public offering initial reject initial setting time initial topology initial value problem