Image (category Theory)

Image (category Theory)

Given a category C and a morphism in C, the image of f is a monomorphism satisfying the following universal property:

  1. There exists a morphism such that f = hg.
  2. For any object Z with a morphism and a monomorphism such that f = lk, there exists a unique morphism such that k = mg and h = lm.

The image of f is often denoted by im f or Im(f).

One can show that a morphism f is monic if and only if f = im f.

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