CatDat

walking isomorphism

The name of this category comes from the fact that it consists of two objects and an isomorphism between them, and a functor out of this category is the same as an isomorphism in the target category. The walking isomorphism is actually equivalent to the trivial category.

Satisfied Properties

Properties from the database

Deduced properties

Unsatisfied Properties

Properties from the database

Deduced properties*

*This also uses the deduced satisfied properties.

Unknown properties

Special objects

  • terminal object: both objects
  • initial object: both objects
  • products: 0×0=00 \times 0 = 0
  • coproducts: 00=00 \sqcup 0 = 0

Special morphisms

  • isomorphisms: every morphism
  • monomorphisms: every morphism
  • epimorphisms: every morphism
  • regular monomorphisms: same as isomorphisms
  • regular epimorphisms: same as isomorphisms