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Definition

The category of sets, denoted , is defined as follows:

  • The objects of this category are sets.
  • For any two sets , is defined as the set of all functions from to .
  • The identity morphism from any object to itself is defined as the identity map on that object.
  • The composition of morphisms is defined by function composition.

The category of sets is a locally small category.