"profunctor" meaning in English

See profunctor in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: profunctors [plural]
Etymology: pro- + functor. Pro- is in the sense of projective. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pro|functor}} pro- + functor Head templates: {{en-noun}} profunctor (plural profunctors)
  1. (mathematics) A generalization of a relation in category theory Wikipedia link: profunctor Categories (topical): Mathematics

Inflected forms

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