Limit

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Limit in Category Theory is a universal construct to model properties of topological structures in mathematics and physics in general. According to Leher[1], limit is a special kind of Kan extension.

Richard Borcherds has a video[2] on Limits and Colimits.

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. 
  2. Borcherds, Richard (Sep 24, 2021). Categories 5 Limits and colimits. local page: Richard E. BORCHERDS.