Concept information
Preferred term
abstract nonsense
Definition(s)
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In mathematics, abstract nonsense, general abstract nonsense, generalized abstract nonsense, and general nonsense are nonderogatory terms used by mathematicians to describe long, theoretical parts of a proof they skip over when readers are expected to be familiar with them. These terms are mainly used for abstract methods related to category theory and homological algebra. More generally, "abstract nonsense" may refer to a proof that relies on category-theoretic methods, or even to the study of category theory itself.
(Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abstract_nonsense)
Broader concept(s)
Synonym(s)
- general abstract nonsense
- generalized abstract nonsense
- general nonsense
In other languages
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French
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/PSR-ZZ4QS1GJ-Z
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