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Skeleton (category theory)

Category theory is a way of looking at how things are related to each other. A skeleton is like the backbone of these relationships, giving the most basic structure of the objects and how they are related. For example, if we were looking at cats, the skeleton might include the fact that they have fur, four legs, and a tail. Then we could add more specific things like colors, breeds, and behavior. The skeleton makes it easier to see how all these different parts of cats fit together.
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