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Idea

A concrete category with a good notion of evaluation of morphisms and elements.

Definition

An evaluational category $C$ is a concrete category with a function $(-)((-)): Hom(A,B) \times El(A) \to El(B)$ for objects $A:Ob(C)$ and $B:Ob(C)$ such that for morphisms $f:Hom(A,B)$ and $g:Hom(B,C)$ and elements $x:El(A)$, $(g \circ f)(x) = g(f(x))$.

Examples

• The category $Set$ of sets and functions is an evaluational category.

• The category $Mon$ of monoids and monoid homomorphisms is an evaluational category.

• The category $\mathbb{Z}Mod$ of $\mathbb{Z}$-modules and $\mathbb{Z}$-module homomorphisms is an evaluational category.

• The category $\mathbb{Z}Alg$ of $\mathbb{Z}$-algebras and $\mathbb{Z}$-algebra homomorphisms is an evaluational category.

• The category $CRing$ of commutative rings and commutative ring homomorphisms is an evaluational category.

• The category $Field$ of fields and field homomorphisms is an evaluational category.

• The category $HeytAlg$ of Heyting algebras and Heyting algebra homomorphisms is an evaluational category.

• The category $Frm$ of frames and frame homomorphisms is an evaluational category.

• The category $Conv$ of set-truncated convergence spaces and continuous functions is an evaluational category.

• The category $Top$ of set-truncated topological spaces and continuous functions is an evaluational category.

• The category of empty sets and functions is an evaluatioinal category.

Non-examples

• The category $Rel$ of sets and relations is not an evaluational category.

See also

• concrete category
• concrete dagger 2-poset?
• concrete precategory
• extensional category
• evaluational dagger 2-poset?
• Set?