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Morphism vs Coterminal - What's the difference?

morphism | coterminal |

As nouns the difference between morphism and coterminal

is that morphism is an arrow in a category while coterminal is one of a number of terminals or airports which are interchangeable for the purposes of ticketing.

As an adjective coterminal is

differing only by a whole number of complete circles.

morphism

English

(wikipedia morphism)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (mathematics, formally) an arrow in a category.
  • (mathematics, less formally) a map which preserves structure, in a way that depends on the branch of mathematics where it arises.

    • See also

    * homomorphism * automorphism * bijection * function * isometry * isomorphism * measurable function * homeomorphism * diffeomorphism * functor

    coterminal

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (aviation) One of a number of terminals or airports which are interchangeable for the purposes of ticketing.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • (geometry, of two angles) Differing only by a whole number of complete circles.
    • When you try to draw two coterminal angles on a circle, you will find that you only get one line.
  • (category theory) Describing an object in a category, such that there is precisely one morphism that maps that object to every object in the category.
  • Simultaneously studying towards two or more separate degrees.
    • coterminal student

    Synonyms

    * (category theory) initial

    Antonyms

    * (category theory) terminal

    See also

    * (Initial and terminal objects)