Morphism

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Definition

A morphism or arrow is the name given for the directional links between objects of a category, they are called (by definition) either arrows or morphism.

Types of morphism

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References

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Category Theory
Overview of the concepts of Category Theory
Key objects
[ilmath]\xymatrix{ & \text{Arrow} \\ \text{Monic} \ar@{^{(}->}[ur] & & \text{Epic} \ar@{^{(}->}[ul] \\ & \text{Bimorphism} \ar@{^{(}->}[ur] \ar@<-0.5ex>@{^{(}->}[ul] \\ {\begin{array}{c}\text{Section}\\ \text{(Split monic)} \end{array} } \ar@{^{(}->}[uu] & & {\begin{array}{c}\text{Retraction}\\ \text{(Split epic)} \end{array} } \ar@<-0.75ex>@{^{(}->}[uu] \\ & \text{Isomorphism} \ar@{^{(}->}[ur] \ar@<-0.5ex>@{^{(}->}[ul] \ar@{^{(}->}[uu] }[/ilmath]
Typical morphism types
(see diagram on right)
Key objects
Primitive constructs
Key constructs
Important examples
Trivial category examples
Common categories
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