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- noun idiomatic, mathematics Details which are straightforward but so tedious that an author or lecturer would rather skip them (especially those of a category theoretical nature).
- noun idiomatic, mathematics Details which involve
diagram chasing .
Etymologies
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Coined by Norman Steenrod, popularized by Serge Lang.
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