category theory

Summary

category theory is a branch of mathematics^[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of branch_of_mathematics entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,046 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• category theory's image is recorded as Prod chain.svg^[3].
• category theory's instance of is recorded as branch of mathematics^[4].
• category theory's GND ID is recorded as 4120552-2^[5].
• category theory's part of is recorded as higher category theory^[6].
• category theory's part of is recorded as theory of sets, relations and functions^[7].
• category theory's has use is recorded as programming language theory^[8].
• category theory's Commons category is recorded as Category theory^[9].
• category theory's has part is recorded as category theory terminology^[10].
• category theory's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01r_h^[11].
• category theory's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph676925^[12].
• category theory's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Category theory^[13].
• category theory's PSH ID is recorded as 7360^[14].
• category theory's OmegaWiki Defined Meaning is recorded as 1017424^[15].
• category theory's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0167871^[16].
• category theory's described by source is recorded as Sets for Mathematics^[17].
• category theory's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5^[18].
• category theory's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/category-theory^[19].
• category theory's topic has template is recorded as Template:Category theory^[20].
• category theory's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://mathoverflow.net/tags/ct.category-theory^[21].
• category theory's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://math.stackexchange.com/tags/category-theory^[22].
• category theory's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://matheducators.stackexchange.com/tags/category-theory^[23].
• category theory's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/category-theory^[24].
• category theory's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://quantumcomputing.stackexchange.com/tags/category-theory^[25].
• category theory's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://cstheory.stackexchange.com/tags/ct.category-theory^[26].
• category theory's BBC Things ID is recorded as 3d4a36da-1408-4ae3-9503-99fe403f0ebf^[27].

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Publication

Part of include higher category theory^[6], a branch of mathematics^[28] and theory of sets, relations and functions^[7].

Why It Matters

category theory ranks in the top 8% of branch_of_mathematics entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,046 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]