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Pushout

Pronunciation varies by accent · noun

Meaning

(category theory) The colimit of a pair of morphisms which share the same domain..

Definitions by Sense

  1. (category theory) The colimit of a pair of morphisms which share the same domain.
  2. A person who is expelled from school or who drops out because of a lack of support.

Example Sentences

For most of these school leavers or 'pushouts', school has been an experience of progressive alienation from their traditional way of life. We prefer the term 'pushout' to 'dropout' because the former term appropriately allocates the agency for the phenomenon.

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Related Words

kernel pairdirect limitprojectionintersectionpullbackcoproductcolimitinverse limitepimorphismcopowerinjectioncomma categorypregroupoidcartesian squaresubductionnatural transformationsplit monomorphismequalizerlimitcopresheaf

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What does pushout mean?

Pushout means (category theory) The colimit of a pair of morphisms which share the same domain..

What is a synonym for pushout?

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What is the opposite of pushout?

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How do you use pushout in a sentence?

For most of these school leavers or 'pushouts', school has been an experience of progressive alienation from their traditional way of life. We prefer the term 'pushout' to 'dropout' because the former term appropriately allocates the agency for the phenomenon.

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