Discrete category
A discrete category is a category whose only morphisms are the identity morphisms.
Given a set 𝐴
, we get a discrete category 𝒞
, in which the objects are the elements of 𝐴
and the morphisms are the identity morphisms, one for each 𝑥 ∈ 𝐴
, which are uniquely determined by the identity axiom. A discrete category is so determined by its objects, which correspond exactly to its identity morphisms.
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