How to prove equations using diagrams, part 1
frostbyte7
69 points
8 comments
November 08, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (3 comments)
henearkr
Very interesting!! A nitpick, for a J-shaped diagram D, J is the "index category" or the "scheme" of D, not the "shape" like written in the article.
boldslogan
man ive recently stumbled on this concept of functor or nonsymbolic logic and such. don't suppose you have any suggestions to look at?
fn-mote
This is a category theory post. The subtitle is “initial functors”. Now you can save yourself a click.