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Title of object: groupoid (category theoretic)
Canonical Name: GroupoidCategoryTheoretic
Type: Definition

Created on: 2002-11-06 18:50:24.858145-05
Modified on: 2002-11-06 19:04:47.024244-05

Creator: akrowne
Modifier: akrowne
Author: akrowne

Classification: msc:18B40, msc:20L05
Synonyms: groupoid (category theoretic)=virtual group
groupoid (category theoretic)=groupoid

Revision comment (for changes between this and next version):

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A \emph{groupoid}, also known as a \emph{virtual group}, is a small category where every morphism is invertible.
There is also \PMlinkname{another concept}{Groupoid} with the same name.