随ずい伴はん関かん手しゅ

Similar words

• 関かん手しゅ

  関手 (functor) is a mapping between categories, while 随伴関手 refers specifically to a pair of functors with an adjunction.

• 随ずい伴はん

  随伴 means 'accompanying' or 'adjoint' in a general sense, but 随伴関手 is a fixed mathematical term.

Etymology

Compound of 随伴 (adjoint, accompanying) and 関手 (functor). The term is a direct translation of the English 'adjoint functor' used in category theory.