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CategoryTheory.Functor.IsLeftKanExtension

Given α : F ⟶ L ⋙ F', the property F'.IsLeftKanExtension α asserts that (F', α) is an initial object in the category LeftExtension L F, i.e. that (F', α) is a left Kan extension of F along L.

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Mathlib.CategoryTheory.Functor.KanExtension.Basic
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  • CategoryTheory.Discrete
  • SimplexCategory
  • Prod
  • Opposite

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