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abstract nonsense

noun

Etymology

Coined by Norman Steenrod, popularized by Serge Lang.

Definitions

  1. Details which are straightforward but so tedious that an author or lecturer would rather…

    Details which are straightforward but so tedious that an author or lecturer would rather skip them (especially those of a category theoretical nature).

  2. Details which involve diagram chasing.

  3. Category theory in general.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

      Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see abstract, nonsense.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for abstract nonsense. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA