"zero object" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: zero objects [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} zero object (plural zero objects)
  1. (category theory) An object which is both an initial object and a terminal object. Categories (topical): Category theory Synonyms: null object

Inflected forms

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