Definition
In mathematics, functions or mappings that take mathematical structures as input and produce other structures as output, preserving important relationships.
Etymology
From Latin functus (performed, executed) plus the agent suffix -or. Coined in mathematics to describe higher-level operations on mathematical objects.
Kelly Says
Functors are like 'functions for functions'—they let mathematicians translate between different mathematical worlds while keeping the important structure intact, making them essential for modern abstract mathematics.
Translations
ARالعربية
مُحَوِّل
mu-ḥawwīl
BNবাংলা
ফাংক্টর
fon-k-tor
CACatalà
functors
fun-ktor-s
CSČeština
funktory
fun-ktor-i
DADansk
funktorer
fun-ktor-er
DEDeutsch
Funktor
fʊŋktɔr
ELΕλληνικά
λειτουργίες
li-o-rgo-sies
ESEspañol
functores
fun-ktor-es
FISuomi
funktorit
fun-ktor-it
FRFrançais
foncteurs
fɔ̃ktœʁ
HEעברית
פונקטורים
fon-k-to-ror
HUMagyar
funktorok
fun-ktor-ok
IDBahasa Indonesia
funktor
fun-ktor
ITItaliano
functori
fun-tor-i
KMKM
ហ្វង់គ្មាន
h'ong-k-mahn
MSBahasa Melayu
funktor
fun-ktor
MYမြန်မာ
ပါရမီတာ
pa-ra-mee-ta
NLNederlands
functors
fʌŋktərs
NONorsk
funktorer
fun-ktor-er
PLPolski
funktory
fun-ktor-i
PTPortuguês
functores
fun-ktor-es
RORomână
functori
fun-ktor-i
RUРусский
функтор
funkt-or
SVSvenska
funktorer
fun-ktor-er
SWKiswahili
funktor
fun-ktor
TAதமிழ்
ஃபங்க்டர்
fank-tur
TEతెలుగు
ఫంక్షన్
fan-kshan
THไทย
ฟังก์เตอร์
fung-ter
TRTürkçe
funktorlar
fun-ktor-lar
UKУкраїнська
функтор
funkt-or
VITiếng Việt
functor
fun-ktor