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subcategory — ► NOUN (pl. subcategories) ▪ a secondary or subordinate category … English terms dictionary
Subcategory — In mathematics, a subcategory of a category C is a category S whose objects are objects in C and whose morphisms are morphisms in C with the same identities and composition of morphisms. Intuitively, a subcategory of C is a category obtained from … Wikipedia
subcategory — /sub kat euh gawr ee, gohr ee/, n., pl. subcategories. a subordinate category or a division of a category. [SUB + CATEGORY] * * * … Universalium
subcategory — noun a) With respect to a given category, a more narrow category. b) A subclass of a category which is itself a category, whose arrows are a restriction of the arrows of the parent category, and whose composition rule is a restriction of the… … Wiktionary
subcategory — n. subgroup within a larger category … English contemporary dictionary
subcategory — noun (plural subcategories) a secondary or subordinate category. Derivatives subcategorization or subcategorisation noun subcategorize or subcategorise verb … English new terms dictionary
subcategory — sub•cat′e•go ry n. pl. ries … From formal English to slang
subcategory — /sʌbˈkætəgri/ (say sub katuhgree) noun a subordinate category …
subcategory — n. (pl. ies) a secondary or subordinate category. Derivatives: subcategorize v.tr. (also ise). subcategorization n … Useful english dictionary
Reflective subcategory — In mathematics, a subcategory A of a category B is said to be reflective in B when the inclusion functor from A to B has a left adjoint. This adjoint is sometimes called a reflector. Dually, A is said to be coreflective in B when the inclusion… … Wikipedia
