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Topic: Small category


  
 Limit (category theory) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Let J be a directed poset (considered as a small category by adding arrows i → j iff i ≤ j) and let F : J → C be a contravariant functor.
Consequently, the category J is usually a small category and has fewer elements than the category C.
Typical examples of categories that are not complete are categories with some "size restriction": the category of finite groups or the category of finite-dimensional vector spaces over a fixed field.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Limit_(category_theory)   (1909 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Small category   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Category theory is a mathematical theory that deals in an abstract way with mathematical structures and relationships between them.
Then it becomes possible to relate different categories by functors, generalizations of functions which associate to every object of one category an object of another category and to every morphism in the first category a morphism in the second.
Category is called locally small iff for every two objects A and B there is a set Mor(A,B) of morphisms from A to B.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Small-category   (2562 words)

  
 Category theory - FreeEncyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Category theory is also used in a foundational way in functional programming, for example to discuss the idea of typed lambda calculus in terms of cartesian-closed categories.
Any monoid forms a small category with a single object x, and where every element of the monoid is a morphism from x to x (the monoid operation yields the categorical composition of morphisms).
One of the central themes of algebraic geometry is the equivalence of the category C of affine schemes and the category D of commutative rings.
openproxy.ath.cx /ca/Category_theory.html   (2075 words)

  
 SMALL FARMS IN MISSOURI:   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
But, if we have a better understanding of small farmers as a group, we may be better able to explain why we believe that working with families on small farms is important and why small farms deserve far more attention than they are given in most public research and education programs.
Farms of this size are small enough to be considered as "non-commercial" by USDA Certainly in traditional crop and livestock enterprises, such farms would not seem to be economically viable and thus not true commercial ventures.
Thus, small farms are more important in terms of land ownership and total value of assets, than in terms of value of production, but are still less important in land and assets than in terms of total farm numbers.
www.ssu.missouri.edu /faculty/jikerd/papers/RealFarm.html   (2892 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
"Small" is in the sense in which one defines Set as the category of small sets, which is itself a "large" object.
The category of groups is small-complete and the functor forgetting the group structure is limit-preserving.
They're all variations on a criterion for a category having an initial element: a small-complete category with small hom-sets has an initial object iff there's a small family k_i of objects such that every object has a mapping to one of the k_i.
www.math.niu.edu /~rusin/known-math/00_incoming/freyd   (429 words)

  
 Small Mammals   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Small mammals are a group of mammals placed into their own category based upon various criteria including how much area they occupy, their overall body size, and the fact that they are not included in either the big game or furbearer category within the state's hunting regulations.
Included in the small mammal category are both game (hunted) species like the squirrel and rabbit and other less well known nongame species including bats, shrews, voles, and ground squirrels.
It was not feasible to describe every small mammal and include a photograph for all of North Dakota's small mammals, therefore a complete checklist of the state's mammals is found on the back pages of this guide.
www.npwrc.usgs.gov /resource/distr/mammals/mammals/mammals.htm   (331 words)

  
 Small Times: News about MEMS, Nanotechnology and Microsystems
California topped the 2005 Industry category, one of six categories in which states are evaluated in Small Times' annual nano and micro state ranking.
To perform the Industry category analysis, Small Times culled from its proprietary database of companies, which is updated yearly to reflect newcomers as well as to purge the businesses that went under.
The six category scores are, in turn, combined to determine the top 10 states.
www.smalltimes.com /document_display.cfm?document_id=8681   (649 words)

  
 Products of the Year: The Winners Are ...
While there were a few surprises along the way, the consistent theme spanning the 18 categories in the Small Business Computing Excellence in Technology Awards is that the same hardware, software, and service providers that have become technology staples at larger companies have tailored their wares to work for your operation.
In our six hardware categories, the Texas-based hardware vendor grabbed three awards — in fact, Dell won every category in which it was nominated, knocking off Apple, HP, IBM and others along the way.
HP's dominance continued in the multifunction device category as the HP PSC 1210 All-in-One took 52 percent of the vote.
www.smallbusinesscomputing.com /news/article.php/3300821   (2097 words)

  
 Category Captains: Small Electrics
"Small margins," "shelf-space hogs," "a flood of knockoffs," and "intense price competition from mass retailers" are all comments retailers who responded to our survey made about the category.
The survey was mailed to kitchenware/cookware stores and gift/gourmet stores with instructions to rate only the companies with whom the retailers had done business with within the last two years.
Retailers were asked to rate each company on each service on a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being very poor and 10 being excellent.
www.gourmetretailer.com /gourmetretailer/magazine/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1915738   (409 words)

  
 Small and Tiny Homebrew Competition
All beers entered in this category must be in the specified OG range.
Note that for many of these styles, only the lower end of the range is in the "small" category.
Awards will be made for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each category, and for best of show.
realbeer.com /spencer/AABG/Small_and_Tiny.html   (513 words)

  
 The death of "Small City America?"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Many would agree with 1-3, but adding the "small city" category was a product of growing up in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois.
But more than the mere distance factor, I used to think that small cities deserved their own category because their residents carried their own values, culture, and practices, distinct from that of suburbanites'.
Small city people didn't try to emulate the city, didn't talk about the city, didn't have (many) friends from the city, and didn't know (much) about the city.
underscorebleach.net /jotsheet/2005/08/small-city-america   (571 words)

  
 Open Directory - Business:Small Business
This category is for non profit, educational and trade associations that inform, enable the support the development and maintenance of Small Businesses.
While Small Business Development Centers, SBDC's, offer many services to small business, individual centers service a local or regional area, and should be found in their proper Regional category.
They should be submitted to the appropriate Business sector category or the category corresponding to the city or town where they are located.
dmoz.org /Business/Small_Business/desc.html   (1381 words)

  
 Drug Store News: Growth predicted in small appliance category - Annual Report: General Merchandise - Industry Overview   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Last year brought single-digit gains at the drug store level for small appliances, with retailers and manufacturers alike optimistic at year's end about prospects for future growth in the category.
Steam-producing vaporizers continue to hold their own in the category, accounting for about half of all retail sales, while warm-mist units showed a small drop in some markets.
The $600-million-retail category last year saw some 16 percent to 17 percent of its sales at the drug-store level, with about $55 million in sales of hair dryers, $22 to $23 million in curling irons and another $22 million or so in sales of electric hairsetters and other appliances.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3374/is_n6_v17/ai_16917758   (1209 words)

  
 ONE-THIRD OF WYOMING EMPLOYMENT FOUND IN SMALL BUSINESSES
Natrona County is the leader in the number of small businesses (zero to 19 workers) at 2,347; Laramie County is second with 1,934 firms; Teton and Fremont Counties are next at 1,291 and 1,137 respectively.
Some data are not available due to the "confidentiality rule." To protect the identity of cooperating firms, covered employment and wage data are withheld if: (1) The industry consists of fewer than three firms or (2) a single firm accounts for 80 percent or more of the industry's employment.
Some small establishments may be unable to pay their employees as much, but underlying factors contribute to the lower wage averages.
wydoe.state.wy.us /lmi/0196/0196a1.htm   (1395 words)

  
 Give-a-buck.com Maundy money
While circulating threepences had the same appearance as Maundy threepences for a period of over 90 years (from 1834 until 1926), the two types can be distinguished by the strike qualities which produced different finishes on the coin surfaces.
I have several sets in small cases, some bearing the year embossed on the lid.
I'm guessing all the coins sold by this seller were from one original owner who handled them frequently, and this is why the coins are toned and not perfectly Unc.
www.give-a-buck.com /british/Maundy.html   (653 words)

  
 A Public Forum Sponsored and Moderated by ODP Editors - How small is a "smaller category"?
I was rejected, and invited to apply for a smaller category, in spite of the fact that the category I applied to edit had (and still has) the grand total of zero entries in it, and represents just a small area of France.
This category exists primarily as a convenient way to help users who are not familiar with France's geography find the category for Dijon or Strasbourg.
If someone applied to either one of these categories and suggested only dentists in Nice, he or she might be told to apply for a "smaller" category.
resource-zone.com /forum/showthread.php?t=3282   (786 words)

  
 Morningstar.com: The Pick of the Small-Growth Category   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
If you're looking for a peppery fund to spice up the domestic-equity portion of your portfolio, the small-growth category is a good place to start.
This year, in fact, small-growth funds have raced ahead of all other domestic-equity categories, gaining 39.1% for the year to date through November 30, 1999.
The sector concentration and high multiples that come with chasing rapidly growing small firms sometimes leads to sharp downturns.
news.morningstar.com /news/MS/Picks/991215fundpicks.html   (601 words)

  
 SFA National Business Awards - Award Category : Small Business   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
This category covers the achievements of small businesses with up to five employees.
To be successful in this category, you should demonstrate that you had clear goals to support your vision, progress towards goals (growth), market/industry presence (domestic and/or overseas), customers, business goals for the future.
All small businesses up to maximum of 50 employees, where not specifically stated in award category.
www.sfa.ie /Sectors/SFA/sfaawards2004.nsf/wvDC/Small_Business_Overview?OpenDocument   (188 words)

  
 Small Appliances   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
According to a 1998 study done at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, electricity consumption in American homes is growing faster in the category of small appliances than in any other category.
Many small appliances made today continue to draw power, even when they are switched off.
Transformers - those small fl boxes that plug into the wall outlet for appliances such as telephone answering machines - can be replaced by more efficient switched-mode power supplies.
www.consumerenergycenter.org /homeandwork/homes/inside/appliances/small.html   (899 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Small Stakes Hold 'em: Winning Big With Expert Play: Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Every day, tens of thousands of small stakes hold ’em games are played all over the world in homes, card rooms, and on the Internet.
Small Stakes Hold ’em: Winning Big with Expert Play explains everything you need to be a big winner.
Topics include implied odds, pot equity, speculative hands, position, the importance of being suited, hand categories, counting outs, evaluating the flop, large pots versus small pots, protecting your hand, betting for value on the river, and playing overcards.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1880685329?v=glance   (2074 words)

  
 Black Enterprise: Creating a new business agenda - Micro business enterprises smaller than small businesses: includes ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Such a distinct category would help provide fairer competition among other very small firms in the areas of loans, financial and technical assistance programs, innovative research assistance programs and government procurement contracts.
The first inklings of forming a smaller business category were discussed then as a preventive measure for African Americans to be less dependent on race-conscious business aid.
At the White House Conference on Small Business, the Minority Delegates' Caucus fought to have 16 recommendations included within the final 60 Recommendations that were submitted to Congress in September.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1365/is_n6_v26/ai_17939110   (1460 words)

  
 The Top 10 Things to Know About Small Businesses in the US
This seemingly small percentage (10%) equates to millions of workers in a labor force of 146 million.
Economic research indicates small businesses innovate at twice the rate of large businesses, which often results in environmentally friendly products and technologies.
Small firms represent 99.7% of all employer firms, and employ half of all private sector employees.
www.topten.org /public/AA/AA420.html   (474 words)

  
 US CODE: Title 22,2352. Small business   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
“(B) The percentage of all contracts awarded by the Agency that were awarded to the small businesses in each category of small businesses specified in clauses (i) through (v) of subparagraph (A), as computed on the basis of dollar amounts.
“(iii) of all grant and cooperative agreements made by the Agency to entities in the United States, the percentage of the grant and cooperative agreements that were awarded to small businesses in each category of small businesses specified in clauses (i) through (v) of subparagraph (A), as computed on the basis of dollar amounts.
The report for a fiscal year shall include, separately stated for contracts and grant and cooperative agreements entered into by the Agency, the percentage of the contracts and grant and cooperative agreements, respectively, that were awarded to small businesses in each such category, as computed on the basis of dollar amounts.
www.law.cornell.edu /uscode/uscode22/usc_sec_22_00002352----000-notes.html   (1058 words)

  
 Role of women in homestead of small farm category in an area of Jessore, Bangladesh   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
A sample of one hundred families was taken and an interview schedule was used to conduct the study.
Only small farm (0.51-1.00 ha) (BBS 1983-84) categories were considered for this study.
Women in the small farm category are the key persons for development of their socioeconomic condition.
www.fao.org /livestock/agap/frg/lrrd/lrrd3/2/bang1.htm   (1610 words)

  
 HADD1 Small Category
Approximately 150 blocks from the Roman Temple mold, the Prison Tower mold and the Tomb mold, not counting the roof and floor of course.
This is a small field stone bridge based on the Hirst Arts Traveler's Bridge and inspired by the bridge in Hobbiton in the Lord of the Rings movie.
This is a faithful reproduction of the pyramids built by the Azteks a long time ago.
www.voidgamers.com /channel/b.129.html?sort_rating=1   (226 words)

  
 April 2004 - Reclamation Award   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The 2004 Floyd G. Durham Special Recognition Award for Excellence in Reclamation by a Small Operator was given by the Interstate Mining Compact Commission.
The ODNR Division of Mineral Resources Management nominated Penn-Ohio for its excellence in reclamation based on achievement in five categories, including compliance with reclamation standards, water drainage control at mine sites, and innovative practices.
Ohio is a member of the Interstate Mining Compact Commission, a multi-state governmental organization representing the natural resource interests of its member states in Washington, D.C. Each year the commission recognizes coal and non-coal mining companies across the country that have demonstrated excellence in reclamation.
www.dnr.state.oh.us /news/apr04/0429reclamaward.htm   (261 words)

  
 Craftbutchers.ie - Home - Heffernan's Foodstore wins FBD CREST West Small Store Category. 3 in a row for butchers!!!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The top prize in the West Small Store category of the FBD CREST Retail Awards went to Niall Heffernan, The Foodstore, Claremorris.
Heffernan is single minded in his determination to provide customers with something different, as such more than 200 products in store are made onsite and this ensures a quality product in a quality retail environment.
Also achieving an award was O'Crualaoi, The Butchers, Ballincollig who won Third place in the South Small Store category of the FBD CREST Retail Awards.
www.craftbutchers.ie /index/20041203094543.html   (456 words)

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