Zero Objects
A zero object in a category is both an initial and terminal object (and so an identity under both coproducts and products). For example, the trivial structure (containing only the identity) is a zero object in categories where morphisms must map identities to identities. Specific examples include:
- The trivial group, containing only the identity (a zero object in the category of groups)
- The zero module, containing only the identity (a zero object in the category of modules over a ring)
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