What does adjunction mean?
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Princeton's WordNet
junction, adjunctionnoun
an act of joining or adjoining things
Wiktionary
adjunctionnoun
The act of joining; the thing joined or added.
adjunctionnoun
A form of similarity between a pair of categories mapped to each other by dual morphisms.
Etymology: adjunctio, from adjungere: compare adjonction, and see adjunct.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Adjunctionnoun
Etymology: adjunctio, Lat.
Wikipedia
adjunction
In mathematics, the term adjoint applies in several situations. Several of these share a similar formalism: if A is adjoint to B, then there is typically some formula of the type (Ax, y) = (x, By).
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adjunction
Adjunction in mathematics refers to a situation where two categories are linked by a pair of functors going in opposite directions between them. These two functors are typically called "left and right adjoint functors". The adjunction shows a particular kind of relationship between the structures of these categories. It is a fundamental concept in category theory, and is used in various areas of mathematics such as algebra, topology, and theoretical computer science.
Webster Dictionary
Adjunctionnoun
the act of joining; the thing joined or added
Etymology: [L. adjunctio, fr. adjungere: cf. F. adjonction, and see Adjunct.]
Wikidata
Adjunction
In abstract algebra, adjunction is a construction in field theory, where for a given field extension E/F, subextensions between E and F are constructed.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of adjunction in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of adjunction in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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