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SantalBlush
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Category Theory Illustrated – Sets
Is there a simple example you could use to illustrate the point? This is interesting.
ginnungagap
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Let (X,≤) be a partially ordered set. Define a category C whose objects are the elements of X, while for the morphisms there is a single arrow x→y iff x≤y. Those are called posetal categories and are often used as examples
boris_m
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Relevant chapter from the book:
https://abuseofnotation.github.io/category-theory-illustrate...
SantalBlush
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That makes perfect sense and is very helpful. Thank you.
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