Category theory MOC

Biproduct

Let 𝖒 be a category with zero morphisms. A biproduct 𝐴 of a finite collection {𝐴𝑖}𝑛𝑖=1 of objects in 𝖒 is simultaneously a product and coproduct in a compatible way. cat If πœ‹π‘– :𝐴 ↠𝐴𝑖 and πœ„π‘– :𝐴𝑖 β†ͺ𝐴 denote the product projections and coproduct inclusions respectively, we require

πœ‹π‘–πœ„π‘—={1𝐴𝑖𝑖=𝑗0𝑖≠𝑗

for all 𝑖,𝑗 βˆˆβ„•π‘›. A monoidal category whose tensor product is a binary biproduct is called a Bicartesian category.


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