coterminal
English
Noun
coterminal (plural coterminals)
Adjective
coterminal (not comparable)
- Coterminous: having the same scope or range, or meeting at the ends.
- (geometry, of two angles) Differing only by a whole number of complete circles.
- When you try to draw two coterminal angles on a circle, you will find that you only get one line.
- (category theory) Describing an object in a category, such that there is precisely one morphism that maps that object to every object in the category.
- (university education, of a student) Simultaneously studying towards two or more separate degrees.
- coterminal student
Synonyms
- (category theory): initial
Antonyms
- (category theory): terminal
Translations
differing only by a whole number of complete circles
of an object, having precisely one morphism that maps it to every angle in its category
studying towards two or more degrees
See also
Initial and terminal objects on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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