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Notation: Coproduct vs. Product
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This lecture by the instructor covers the distinction between coproduct and product notation in the context of categorical constructions in Abelian groups. The slides discuss how to represent A x B as a coproduct instead of a product, introducing the formal sum notation a+b. The lecture explains the component-wise addition in A x B using this notation, highlighting the difference between product and coproduct cases. It also delves into the unique morphism from A&B to C induced by f and g, denoted as f+g: A&B -> C, where f(a) + g(b) is defined as the formal sum in C.
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