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Construction in category theory

In mathematics, an inverse limit is a construction that allows one to "glue together" several related objects, the precise gluing process being specified by morphisms between the objects. Inverse limits can be defined in any category, although their existence depends on the category that is considered. They are a special case of the concept of a limit in category theory. Wikipedia →

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Noun A subset of the Cartesian product of all the members of an inverse system, such that a member M of the subset is a sort of “cross section” of the inverse system (as fiber bundle) induced by the morphisms of it. (If i≤j in the indexing poset then fij:Aj→Ai in the inverse system and if ai∈Ai, aj∈Aj are components of M then fij(aj)=ai).

Noun a limit

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