函子

hánzi
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 functor (mathematics, category theory)

Examples

Fànchóulùn zhōng, hánzi shì fànchóu zhī jiān de yìngshè.
In category theory, a functor is a mapping between categories.
Haskell zhōng de Functor lèixíng lèi duìyìng shùxué zhōng de hánzi.
Haskell's Functor typeclass corresponds to the mathematical functor.

Tips

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Mathematics / category theory only. The character here echoes 函数 (hánshù, 'function'), reflecting that functors are a generalization of functions to map between entire structures rather than just elements.

Stroke Order

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