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2020 Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary: 18A05 [MSN][ZBL]

A category in which the only morphisms are the identity morphisms associated to each object.

References

[a1] S. MacLane, "Categories for the working mathematician" Graduate Texts in Mathematics 5, Springer (1971) ISBN 0-387-98403-8
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Discrete category. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Discrete_category&oldid=38852