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regular

A functor $F : \C \to \D$ is regular when it preserves finite limits and regular epimorphisms. This notion is used in particular when $\C$ and $\D$ are regular categories.

• Dual property: coregular
• Related properties: left exact, preserves regular epimorphisms
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Relevant implications

• left exact andpreserves regular epimorphisms is equivalent to regular

Examples

There are 21 functors with this property.

• binary diagonal functor on the category of sets
• binary product functor on sets
• contravariant power set functor
• discrete topology functor
• forgetful functor for groups
• forgetful functor for rings
• forgetful functor for topological spaces
• forgetful functor for vector spaces
• forgetful functor from abelian groups to groups
• forgetful functor from groups to monoids
• forgetful functor from groups to pointed sets
• forgetful functor from rings to monoids
• identity functor on the category of sets
• indiscrete topology functor
• opposite category functor
• opposite monoid functor
• sequences functor on sets
• squaring functor on sets
• trivial functor from the category of groups
• trivial functor from the category of sets
• walking isomorphism object inclusion

Counterexamples

There are 15 functors without this property.

• abelianization functor for groups
• binary coproduct functor on sets
• countable copower functor on sets
• covariant power set functor
• doubling functor on sets
• enveloping group functor
• free group functor
• functor of continuous functions
• fundamental group functor
• group of units functor
• modulo p functor
• monoid ring functor
• p-torsion functor
• path components functor
• torsion functor

Unknown

There are 0 functors for which the database has no information on whether they satisfy this property.

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