A discrete category is a category whose only morphisms are the identity morphisms.
Given a set π΄
, we get a discrete category π
, in which the objects are the elements of π΄
and the morphisms are the identity morphisms, one for each π₯ β π΄
, 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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