adjoint

Meanings

Adjective

  • That is related to another functor by an adjunction.
  • Having a relationship of the nature of an adjoint (adjoint curve); sharing multiple points with.

Noun

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Origin

  • From French adjoindre ("to join"), from late 19th C; see also adjoin. adjunct.
  • In the case of category theory (which brings together concepts from numerous fields), the term is often confounded with adjunct and the relationship is called an adjunction. The origin of any particular usage may therefore be uncertain.

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