forgetful functor

English

Noun

forgetful functor (plural forgetful functors)

1. (category theory) a functor that forgets or drops some or all of its input's structure or properties before mapping to the output

Synonyms

• (in category theory): stripping functor, underlying functor

Translations

category theory: a functor that forgets its inputs's structure

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