If groupoids are "indexed groups", wouldn't that same naming scheme imply that categories should be called "monoidoids", or more sensibly, why aren't categories called "monoids" and monoids called... "mon"s? "mono"s?
2026-03-24 23:46:00.1774395960
Why are categories not called monoids (and why are monoids not called... mons?)
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