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Isomorphism (In a Category)

Let C\mathscr{C} be a category , and let aa and bb be object in C\mathscr{C}. We call a morphism f:abf:a \rightarrow b an isomorphism between aa and bb provided there exists a morphism g:bag:b \rightarrow a such that:

gf=ida and fg=idb g \circ f=id_a \text{ and } f \circ g=id_b

If such an isomorphism exists between aa and bb, we call aa and bb isomorphic.