initial object
category object with exactly one morphism leading from it to every object of the category
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initial object
Summary
Key Facts
- initial object is a type of projective object[1].
- initial object is a type of colimit[2].
- initial object is part of initial and terminal objects[3].
- initial object is the opposite of terminal object[4].
- initial object's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[5].
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Definition and Type
Recorded subclass of include projective object[1] and colimit[2]. initial object is the opposite of terminal object[4].
Use and Application
initial object is part of initial and terminal objects[3].