bicategory

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Synonyms: category

Antonyms: category

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|mathematics}} A particular [[construct]] in [[category theory]], used to extend the notion of category to handle the cases where the [[composition]] of [[morphism]]s is not (strictly) [[associative]], but only associative up to an [[isomorphism]].

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