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Morphism vs Multicategory - What's the difference?

morphism | multicategory |

As nouns the difference between morphism and multicategory

is that morphism is (mathematics|formally) an arrow in a category while multicategory is (mathematics) a generalization of the concept of category that allows morphisms of multiple arity.

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

    multicategory

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia multicategory) (multicategories)
  • (mathematics) A generalization of the concept of category that allows morphisms of multiple arity