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Closure operation induced by a left-exact reflector (cA​)

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For a subobject m:A′↪A and a left-exact reflector L with unit η, define cA​(A′) by the pullback in a category
cA​(A′)↓A​⟶ηA​​​LA′↓LmLA.​
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This operation is monotone, inflationary, idempotent, and stable under pullback. If A is fixed by L, then A′ is fixed by L exactly when A′ is closed.

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