Kan extension

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A Kan extension is a mathematical object[1] that can be used to represent concepts or ideas.

Left and Right Kan Extensions

There are two kinds of Kan Extensions, left and right. They may be compared to the notion of horizontal and vertical composition in Category Theory.


References

  1. ↑ Lehner, Marina (2014). "All Concepts are Kan Extensions":Kan Extensions as the Most Universal of the Universal Constructions (PDF) (Bachelor). local page: Harvard College. Retrieved June 28, 2021. 
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