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From: Harley Eades III <harley.eades-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
To: Derek Dreyer <dreyer-41PbBDiSz5tAfugRpC6u6w@public.gmane.org>
Cc: Types list
	<types-list-nHFbR+4dATOoZA3Q9b/B0PZ8FUJU4vz8@public.gmane.org>,
	Categories mailing list <categories-59hdLBrVOVU@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: [TYPES] origin of the term "hom-set"?
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2014 13:27:37 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <94EC2722-7A99-4F74-8AFE-EEBEA272023C@gmail.com> (raw)
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Hi, Derek.

I am not sure of this myself, but I am forwarding this to the categories list as
well.  

Category theorist:  Do you happen to know the answer to Derek’s question? 
See below.

I am willing to bet someone there knows.

Very best,
.\ Harley Eades

On Nov 5, 2014, at 12:51 PM, Derek Dreyer <dreyer-41PbBDiSz5tAfugRpC6u6w@public.gmane.org> wrote:

> [ The Types Forum, http://lists.seas.upenn.edu/mailman/listinfo/types-list ]
> 
> Hi.  Does anyone know the origin of the term "hom-set"?  It came up
> yesterday in class, and after a little googling, I have not turned up
> the answer.  I always assumed it stood for "homomorphism set" (?) but
> even that much I have not been able to verify, and it doesn't explain
> why we are talking about "homomorphisms" as opposed to "morphisms" (or
> "sets" rather than "collections", since the hom-set is not always a
> set).  I presume there is some historical reason for this?
> 
> Thanks,
> Derek



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