nLab isomorphism class

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Idea

Given a category, the isomorphism class of one of its objects is its equivalence class under the equivalence relation which regards two objects as related when they are connected by an isomorphism.

The set of isomorphism classes of a category is also sometimes thought of as the category’s decategorification.

Examples

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