Definition. Natural Transformation [math-000N]

Let C\mathcal{C} and D\mathcal{D} be categories, let F,G:C→DF, G : \mathcal{C} \to \mathcal{D} be functors. A natural transformation α:F⇒G\alpha : F \Rightarrow G is a function consists of

  1. For each X∈CX \in \mathcal{C}, there is a morphism αX:F(X)→G(X)\alpha_X : F(X) \to G(X) in D\mathcal{D}, called the XX-component of α\alpha
  2. For every morphism f:X→Yf : X \to Y in C\mathcal{C}, there is a commute diagram
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