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Equalizer . category theory

Tuple

context F:(ab)C
definition E,Fae,Fbe:=limF

Here ab denotes the two object category with two parallel arrows.

Let A:=Fa, B:=Fb and f be one of the fmap images. Then e:C[E,A] and the other arrow must be ef and is hence usually ignored.


Examples

In Set, if f,g:AB, then their equalizer is the set

E={aA | f(a)=g(a)}

and e:EA is the obvious injection.

Remark: In the image, e=E and i=e.

Reference

nLab: Equalizer

Wikipedia: Equalizer


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