Source Word
subobject
Sense(2)
(category
theory)
An
object
and
a
monomorphism
from
it
to
another
object,
which
monomorphism
is
interpreted
as
an
inclusion.
Actually
it
is
an
equivalence
class
of
monomorphisms
to
the
same
object,
where
the
equivalence
relation
is
the
ability
of
a
pair
of
monomorphisms
to
factor
through
each
other.
( plural )