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  • noun Plural form of colimit.

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  • Limits, colimits, and all the fundamental constructions of category theory can be described as adjoints.

    Category Theory Marquis, Jean-Pierre 2007

  • Lecture 6, featuring some interesting limits and colimits, culminating in the introduction of adjoints.

    Michi's blog 2009

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