1) That which functions
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In mathematics, a functor is a type of mapping between categories, which is applied in category theory. Functors can be thought of as homomorphisms between categories. In the category of small categories, functors can be thought of more generally as morphisms. Functors were first considered in algebraic topology, where algebraic objects (like the ...
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(from the article `mathematics, foundations of`) ...of vector spaces and linear transformations, of topological spaces and continuous mappings, and so on. There even exists, at a still more abstract ... ...operations) and comparisons with morphisms for other categories, such as homeomorphisms for topological spaces. Another important co...
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functor Someone or something that performs an operation, activity, or a function.
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In the terminology of Carnap, a functor is a sign for a (non-propositional) function (q. v.). The word is thus synonymous with (non-proposittonal) function symbol. -- A.C.
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that which functions. · a function word or affix. Cf. contentive.
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