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| ==== Discussion ==== | ==== Discussion ==== | ||
| === Alternative definitions === | === Alternative definitions === | ||
| - | The initial object of ${\bf C}$ can be characterized by the [[initial morphism]] $\langle I,\mathrm{id}_\bullet\rangle$ from $\bullet:\mathrm{Ob}_{\bf 1}$ to the (unique) functor $U$ mapping to the [[discrete category]] ${\bf 1}$, which only has a single object. Since then, by definition, $U(g)=f$ is true for all $g:\mathrm{Mor}_{\bf C}$ and $f:\mathrm{Mor}_{\bf 1}$, the initial morphisms definition reduces to the statement that ${\bf C}[I,X]$ has only one term: | + | The initial object of ${\bf C}$ can be characterized by the [[initial morphism]] $\langle I,\mathrm{id}_\bullet\rangle$ from $\bullet:\mathrm{Ob}_{\bf 1}$ to the (unique) functor $U$ mapping to the [[discrete category]] ${\bf 1}$, which only has a single object. Because then $U(g)=f$ is trivially true for all $g:\mathrm{Mor}_{\bf C}$ and $f:\mathrm{Mor}_{\bf 1}$ (the latter is necessarily the identity), the initial morphisms definition reduces to the statement that ${\bf C}[I,X]$ has only one term: |
| $\forall X:\mathrm{Ob}_{\bf C}.\ \exists_!(g:{\bf C}[I,X]).\ true$ | $\forall X:\mathrm{Ob}_{\bf C}.\ \exists_!(g:{\bf C}[I,X]).\ true$ | ||
