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Cocone extension along a final functor

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Let F:I→J be final and D:J→C. A cocone λi​:D(Fi)→X extends uniquely to D: for j∈J, choose (i,u:j→Fi) in (j↓F) and set λˉj​=λi​D(u). Connectedness makes this independent of the choice. Consequently
colimi∈I​D(Fi)≅colimj∈J​D(j)
(1)
whenever either side is constructed by this universal property.

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  • Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2021 / iii / Paper 119 / 3 / Solution

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