Review for Functorial Number, Functorial Graph, and Functorial Structures

A Functorial Set assigns to each object of a category a set, while morphisms induce structure-preserving maps between these sets. A Functorial Structure is a covariant functor into Set, where the functor-assigned elements are treated as structured objects equipped with natural pushforwards [1, 2]. In this paper, we investigate the notions of Functorial Number, Functorial Graph, and Functorial HyperGraph. A Functorial Number is defined as a functor that assigns to each object of a category a semiring, with morphisms inducing structurepreserving homomorphisms. A Functorial Graph is a covariant functor that assigns graphs to objects and graph homomorphisms to morphisms, preserving identities and compositions. A Functorial HyperGraph is a covariant functor that assigns hypergraphs to objects and hypergraph homomorphisms to morphisms, functorially preserving the structural relationships throughout.

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2025-09-02
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https://doi.org/10.31224/5246
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Graph Labeling and Dimension Problems
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Review for Functorial Number, Functorial Graph, and Functorial Structures

Takaaki Fujita
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Review for Functorial Number, Functorial Graph, and Functorial Structures

Takaaki Fujita
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Abstract

A Functorial Set assigns to each object of a category a set, while morphisms induce structure-preserving maps between these sets. A Functorial Structure is a covariant functor into Set, where the functor-assigned elements are treated as structured objects equipped with natural pushforwards [1, 2]. In this paper, we investigate the notions of Functorial Number, Functorial Graph, and Functorial HyperGraph. A Functorial Number is defined as a functor that assigns to each object of a category a semiring, with morphisms inducing structurepreserving homomorphisms. A Functorial Graph is a covariant functor that assigns graphs to objects and graph homomorphisms to morphisms, preserving identities and compositions. A Functorial HyperGraph is a covariant functor that assigns hypergraphs to objects and hypergraph homomorphisms to morphisms, functorially preserving the structural relationships throughout.

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