1945Transactions of the American Mathematical SocietyOpen access

General Theory of Natural Equivalences

Samuel Eilenberg, Saunders MacLane

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Eilenberg and MacLane's paper 'General theory of natural equivalences' defines CATEGORY, FUNCTOR, and NATURAL TRANSFORMATION, thereby giving birth to category theory or theory of naturality.

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Eilenberg and MacLane's paper 'General theory of natural equivalences' defines CATEGORY, FUNCTOR, and NATURAL TRANSFORMATION, thereby giving birth to category theory or theory of naturality.

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Eilenberg and MacLane's paper 'General theory of natural equivalences' defines CATEGORY, FUNCTOR, and NATURAL TRANSFORMATION, thereby giving birth to category theory or theory of naturality.

Key concepts: Mathematics, Natural (archaeology), Pure mathematics, Calculus (dental), Algebra over a field, Geography, Archaeology, Medicine

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