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Adjoint functors

math Maturity 11-13

Math has many ways to link ideas.

Adjoint functors sym.svg
Adjoint functors sym.svg
Some ideas work like a team. One part helps the other part. This helps us find the best way to solve a problem. It works in many kinds of math. It is a very neat trick. Can you find patterns too?

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File:Definition of the counit of an adjunction.svg
Definition of the counit of an adjunction.svg
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Definition of the unit of an adjunction 1.svg
File:Natural phi.svg
Natural phi.svg
File:String diagram adjunction.svg
String diagram adjunction.svg
File:Adjoint functors sym.svg
Adjoint functors sym.svg
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