initial object

noun

Definitions

  1. An object within a category which sends out arrows to all other objects in that category,…

    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.

    • 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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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

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